Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 2002
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2005
Seedling Number: H156-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Flared
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Variegata
Bloom Color Description: Lemon yellow standards shading to light butterscotch; burgundy falls, 1/4" sharp buff edge and some white haft veining
Beard Color: Gold
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Mastery X E88-8: (Crazy for You x About Town)
Child plants: 27 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2019-05-19

Date: 2019-05-24
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2017-05-28

Date: 2014-04-24

Date: 2017-06-02
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2018-05-15
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-16
First year bloom.
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: 2022-06-06
Photo by tveguy3
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2019-05-19
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2016-04-07
Location: Elk Grove, CA
Date: 4-24-2017
Location: Home
Date: 2016-05-29
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2017-05-27
Location: Home garden
Date: 2016-04-27
Photo by Calif_Sue
Location: Schreiner's Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2015-05-14
Photo by tveguy3
Location: Warfordsburg, PA
Date: 2012-05-17
Photo by Muddymitts
Location: Australia
Date: 2021-10-21
Photo by TBMan
Location: Superstitions Garden In California
Date: 2012-04-30
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-05-31
First year bloom.
Location: in my garden
Date: 2014-04-29
Location: Schreiners Gardens
Date: 2011-05-31
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi

Date: 2017-10-17
Photo by Calif_Sue

In the morning sun light
Photo by Muddymitts

Date: 2012-05-09

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