Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Howard Dash
Year Of Registration: 2015
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2016
Seedling Number: ADG 11-02-12
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
White
Bloom Color Description: White standards; tan violet veining over white falls
Beard Color: Orange, tipped yellow
Style Arm Color: White
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2018
Award of Merit: 2021
John C. Wister Medal: 2023

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: Zesting Lemons X Kelly PFM-09-1: (Pennant Fever x Machismo)

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2020-04-30
TB Iris Chihuahuan Desert
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2020-04-10
Just a beautiful bloom.
Location: Sacramento, CA
Date: 2019-04-14
Taken at Superstition Iris Garden (Rick Tasco's home)
Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2021-05-23
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2020-04-10
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2022-04-29
TB Iris Chihuahuan Desert
Location: Sacramento, CA
Date: 2019-04-29
Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2020-05-01
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2018-05-17
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Catheys Valley California
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2021-05-03

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