Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Michael Sutton
Year Of Registration: 2011
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2012
Seedling Number: W-381
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Wine
Flower Patterns: Emma Cook
Bloom Color Description: Barium yellow standards; butter yellow falls, darker around beards, 1/4" violet rim at edges
Beard Color: Orange, hairs yellow, tipped orange
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: U-657: (R-464: (Dear Jean x Ocean Clouds) x Mountain Sunrise) X U-121: (Mountain Sunrise x Sunshine on My Shoulders)
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2018-04-23
Big, beautifully shaped blooms!

Exquisite form
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2017-04-05
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Date: 2017-04-05
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Date: 2018-04-13
A bit overexposed, try again tomorrow am...
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Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2018-04-15
Between rain storms a little bit of 'sunshine'
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