Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Richard Cayeux
Year Of Registration: 1995
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1995
Seedling Number: 89241 A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 33 inches (85 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Pure yellow standards; violet blue falls, 1/3" bronze edge
Beard Color: Clear bronze

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 3 -40 °C (-40 °F) to -37.2 °C (-35)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Edith Wolford X Bold Accent
Child plants: 4 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: Chuelles, France
Date: June
Location: www.dasIrisFeld.ch in Oetlishausen, Switzerland - photo by Sharlene Sutter
Date: 2021-06-02
Uploaded by AmyLovesIrises
Location: Chuelles, France
Date: 2021-05-16
Location: Poilly-Lez-Gien France
"Photo courtesy of Cayeux Iris. Used with permission."

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-03-31
Under an overcast sky, the color appears more blue
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-03-31
Photographed in full sun, producing a violet color

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