Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: John Painter
Year Of Registration: 2008
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2009
Seedling Number: J02-38B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Lavender
White
Flower Patterns: Broken
Bloom Color Description: White standards touched tan at base; lavender purple falls streaked and splashed white, mottled white around beards, edge lightens to tan lavender
Beard Color: Coral red, white at end
Style Arm Color: White, hint of tan at crest

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: L98-78A: (Brindled Beauty x Hearthstone) X Starring

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2019-05-05
Painted Lady lavender (J. Painter '09)
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2017-05-01
Location: Clymer,PA
Date: 05/28/2019

Date: 2008-10-28
Photo courtesy of Napa Country Iris Garden

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens
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