Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Tom Burseen
Year Of Registration: 2001
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2002
Seedling Number: 97-882A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Flared
Bloom Color Classification: Magenta
Bloom Color Description: Metallic imperial purple, falls lighter at beards, tan hafts
Beard Color: Pink, hairs tipped tangerine, long hairy filament
Space Age Beard Appendages: Horns
Style Arm Color: Lighter imperial purple

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: 95-410: (Pagan Pink x 93-444: (91-297: (87-231: (Edna's Wish x Rosecraft) x 88-43: (Iris Irene x Classic Capers)) x 91-124: (Ample Charm x Hello Hobo))) X 94-104: (Clearly Dearly Done x Mauvelous)
Child plants: 8 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2016-04-19
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Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris 2017
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2016-04-20

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