Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Cayeux
Year Of Registration: 1999
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2000
Seedling Number: 89108 A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (90 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Rose
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Dark rose, small white area below beards
Beard Color: Coral pink

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: Eden X Helene C.
Child plants: 8 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Menton, France
Date: 2018-05-14
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2021-06-03
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2021-06-03

Photo courtesy of Pleasants Valley Iris Farm
Location: Poilly-Lez-Gien France
 "Photo courtesy of Cayeux Iris. Used with permission."

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