Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Monty Byers
Year Of Registration: 1988
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1989
Seedling Number: D10-103
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Very Very Early
Very Early
Early
Early Mid
Mid
Rebloom
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Medium blue violet
Beard Color: Blue, tipped yellow orange

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: Soap Opera X Brother Carl
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: Sussex, UK
Date: early June 2019
A beautifully ruffled elegant iris.
Location: Detroit Zoo Iris Garden 2014
Date: 2014-05-25
Photo courtesy of: Maia C

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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