Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Donald Spoon
Year Of Registration: 2003
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2003
Seedling Number: 97-465A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Rebloom
Rebloom by Zone: Known To Rebloom Zone 9: 20° to 30°
Bloom Color Classification: Rose
Violet
Bloom Color Description: Raspberry pink standards; darker raspberry pink falls, central zone veined dark plum
Beard Color: Tangerine
Style Arm Color: Raspberry pink
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2005

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: Yosemite Sam X Pagan Dance

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My garden
Date: 2018-04-23
With Poppy the chicken and chives in foreground
Location: My garden
Date: 2018-04-23
Location: in my garden
Date: 2017-04-19
Location: My garden
Date: 2018-04-23
Uploaded by Snork
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2022-05-02
TB Iris Plum Pretty Whiskers
Uploaded by tveguy3
Uploaded by Henhouse
Location: West Central Tx 
Date: 2022-04-30
Location: My garden
Date: May 2023
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: June 2020
Uploaded by Snork
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-06
First year bloom. Thanks to Tom.
Location: in my garden
Date: 2017-04-24
Location: My garden
Date: 2021-05-22
Thank you, Tom.
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Location: In my garden, Lansing, IA
Date: 2022-06-04
Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-05-05
Uploaded by tveguy3
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2017-05-03
Iris Plum Pretty Whiskers
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-03
First year bloom. In bright sun.
Location: Mexico, Missouri 
Date: 2022-05-19
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-05-31
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-05-24
First bloom ever in my garden
Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania USA
Date: 2018-05-31
Location: Weiser, ID
Date: 2015 season
Location: In my garden
Date: 2012-05-01

Photo courtesy of Winterberry Iris Gardens
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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