Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Thomas Johnson
Year Of Registration: 2002
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2003
Seedling Number: R126D
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 42 inches (107 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Magenta
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Smoky mauve standards, midrib infused orchid; bright fuchsia orchid falls, dusty rose hafts and narrow band
Beard Color: Burnt orange to orange in throat, orchid at end
Style Arm Color: Buff peach, center violet
Fragrance: Slight
Musky

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: N5A: (Hawaiian Queen x Edith Wolford) X Enchanting
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: IN MY GARDEN (920 m in the northern alps)
Date: 2018-05-30
Location: IN MY GARDEN (920 m in the northern alps)
Date: 2018-06-06
Location: IN MY GARDEN (920 m in the northern alps)
Date: 2018-05-30

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
Location: Poilly-Lez-Gien France
"Photo courtesy of Cayeux Iris. Used with permission."
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