Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: George Sutton
Year Of Registration: 2002
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2003
Seedling Number: H-149
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Bloom Color Description: Dark blue violet, slightly lighter around beards
Beard Color: Blue violet, hairs tipped orange, with blue violet horn
Space Age Beard Appendages: Horns
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy

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: Lurid X Aaron's Dagger

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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