Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Tom Magee
Year Of Registration: 1999
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2000
Seedling Number: 911A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 30 inches (76 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Rebloom
Rebloom by Zone: Known To Rebloom Zone 6:-10° to 0°
Bloom Color Classification: Silver/Grey
Violet
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Pinkish grey standards; purplish lilac falls
Beard Color: Bittersweet
Style Arm Color: Grey, lilac lip
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2002

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: Acoma X Champagne Elegance
Child plants: 2 child plants

Image
Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: www.dasIrisFeld.ch in Oetlishausen, Switzerland - photo by Sharlene Sutter
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2002-11-25
SANYO DIGITAL CAMERA
Location: Lancaster, CA
Date: 2016-04-12
Location: Richlands, NC
Date: 2022-04-22
Location: Iowa
Date: 2022-05-29
Location: Durham, NC
Date: April, 2015
Location: My garden in zone 5/6 Indiana. 
Date: 5/12/15
Location: Mexico, Missouri 
Date: 2022-05-12
Location: Iowa
Date: 2022-05-29
Location: Durham, NC
Date: April, 2015
Location: Durham, NC
Date: April, 2015
Close up of buds
Location: Michigan-my garden
Uploaded by Misawa77
Location: My Indiana garden
Date: May 14, 2014
First bloom!
Location: my garden in Frederick, MD
Date: 2012-06-04
Subtle shading in the standards... nice

Photo courtesy of Sutton's Iris Gardens
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Sutton's Iris Gardens

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
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