Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: George Sutton
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010
Seedling Number: S-81-C
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Very Very Early
Very Early
Early
Early Mid
Mid
Rebloom
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Purple
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Satinwood standards flushed purple; satinwood falls
Beard Color: Satinwood
Style Arm Color: Satinwood
Fragrance: Musky

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
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: J-173: (Jolt x Quasar) X L-1: (Eggnog x Gardenlite)
Child plants: 4 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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