Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: George Sutton
Year Of Registration: 2011
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2012
Seedling Number: 5-14
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Palest faience blue
Beard Color: Yellow in throat, very pale yellow middle, pale blue at end, hairs blue white at base, pale yellow tips, ice blue fuzzy horns
Space Age Beard Appendages: Horns
Style Arm Color: Palest faience blue

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Winds of Change X American Eagle

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Saratoga, CA
Date: 2020-04-19
taken in overcast, drizzling weather

Photo courtesy of Sutton's Iris Gardens
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gardenglassgems On August 27, 2022 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
I couldn't find this Iris anywhere unless it is in a pot. Will have to wait until it blooms if it does.
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