Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 2001
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2001
Seedling Number: G118-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Cream
Gold
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Rosy tan standards, gold flush around midrib; creamy falls with hint of lavender and light rosy tan marginal band, gold hafts
Beard Color: Yellow gold
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: D77-1: (Almost Dark x B170-1: (Witches' Sabbath x Electrique)) X Pharaoh's Spirit
Child plants: 19 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: -Tasmania 2014
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2016-04-29
Location: Southern California zone 10a
Date: April 13, 2016
High contrast colors make it hard to photograph (but beautiful).
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Date: 2019-04-24
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Date: 2018-04-27

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Date: 2022-10-25
Scottish Reel

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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Location: Iowa
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18

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