Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Bryan Spoon
Year Of Registration: 2014
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2015
Seedling Number: 2008-B9RE
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 33 inches (84 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Rebloom
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Violet
Bloom Color Description: Peach standards, mid violet center; purple falls, darkest at edges, darker veins, orange white sunburst extending beyond beards into shoulders, grey orange haft veins
Beard Color: Solid red
Style Arm Color: Peach, mid violet midribs, old gold edges, peach crests
Fragrance: Spicy

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: Twiggy X Love Goes On
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Scottsdale, AZ
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Location: Catheys Valley California
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