Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Mark Grumbine
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2015
Seedling Number: MG01-179-2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Red violet standards, hint of blue at midrib; bluish red violet falls, 1/2" pale red violet edge
Beard Color: Yellow, orange in throat

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: MG99-9-10: (Titan's Glory x Song of Norway) X MG99-9-4: (Titan's Glory x Song of Norway)

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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