Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 2010
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2011
Seedling Number: Q7-5
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Amoena
Bloom Color Description: Near white standards, slight blue cast; medium iridescent violet falls, 1/4" white edge
Beard Color: Vivid tangerine red
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: Gypsy Lord X Keppel 02-169B: (Hold My Hand x Decadence)

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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