Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: George Sutton
Year Of Registration: 2001
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2004
Seedling Number: J-11
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Rebloom
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White standards washed greenish yellow and veined pale violet; white falls, 3/8" violet striped edge and 1" violet veining around beard
Beard Color: Violet, tipped bronze
Style Arm Color: Greenish yellow, red violet lip
Fragrance: Slight

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: G-31: (Point in Time x Garden Grace) X Istanbul

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: Chateau de Vullierens, Switzerland
Date: 2019-05-26
Location: Camilla S/W GA.
Date: 04-13-22
Location: Nocona,Texas zn.7 My gardens
Date: April18,2019
Location: Nocona,Texas zn.7 My gardens
Date: April 20,2019
A different view, but striking!
Location: Nocona,Texas zn.7 My gardens
Date: April 20,2019
2nd yr to bloom..it really took off this year!
Location: Schreiner's Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2015-05-14
Location: Schreiner's Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2015-05-14
Location: Nocona,Texas zn.7 My gardens
Date: Spring 2019

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