Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: George Sutton
Year Of Registration: 1999
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2000
Seedling Number: H-254
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: White
Wine
Bloom Color Description: Imperial purple standards; imperial purple falls speckled white, lower third dark plum purple with thin white to violet edge
Beard Color: Bronze
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy

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: Power Surge X Rock Star
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Photo by tveguy3
Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2012-05-07
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Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

Photo courtesy of Sutton's Iris Gardens
Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: April 2014
Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: April 2014

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