Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Thomas Johnson
Year Of Registration: 2012
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2012
Seedling Number: TA51A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Light blue
Flower Patterns: Dark Top
Bloom Color Description: Dark blue standards; blue white falls, slight lemon edge
Beard Color: White
Style Arm Color: Blue, yellow crests
Fragrance: Sweet

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: TW128A: (Quite the Reverse x Mythology) X Crystal Gazer

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2018-05-12
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Date: 2016-05-05
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Date: 2016-05-05

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