Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Michael Sutton
Year Of Registration: 2001
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2002
Seedling Number: J-214-D
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Pink
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Venetian pink standards; rose lilac falls, paler near beards, flesh shoulders
Beard Color: Dutch vermilion
Fragrance: Slight
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: G-19: (Sweet Musette x Twice Thrilling) X G-109: (Magic Kingdom x Good Show)
Child plants: 28 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Knoxville, Tennessee 
Date: 2023-04-28
Connie Sue 2023
Location: Weiser, ID
Date: Spring 2018
Ross Road Iris

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