Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Marky Smith
Year Of Registration: 2013
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2014
Seedling Number: 09-21BC
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 31 inches (79 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Very Late
Flower Form: Flat
Bloom Color Classification: Lavender
Violet
White
Bloom Color Description: Sides of standards black violet, red violet toward base, white center sprays with some broken violet color, wide lavender rims on violet sides, 3" white center rims; deep black violet falls, slightly irregular white center dividing stripe
Beard Color: Absent
Style Arm Color: White
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2016
Award of Merit: 2021

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: Outcaste X 05-35Rs: (Tour de France x Decadence)

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Photo by Serjio
Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC
Date: 2023-05-08
Love the broken colors on this one!
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2019-05-24
Photo by Serjio
Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC
Date: May 15, 2022
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Date: 2022-06-09
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Date: 2017-05-07

Image courtesy of Iris City Gardens
Location: Aitken's Salmon Creek Garden
Date: 2015-05-23

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