Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2007
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2007
Seedling Number: L104A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Wine
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Buff peach standards infused medium purple up midrib; dark wine falls, thin paler rim, dark wine veins over buff around beards
Beard Color: Dark orange
Style Arm Color: Buff peach
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2009
Award of Merit: 2011

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: I2A: (Apricot Topping x Romantic Evening) X Sopra il Vulcano

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Los Altos, CA
Date: 2017-04-23
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: 2018-05-30
Location: Elk Grove, CA
Date: 2016-03-23
Some Like It Hot 3 23 16
Location: OHIO
Date: 5-26-14
TALL BEARDED IRIS"SOME LIKE IT HOT"
Location: Indiana
Date: May 18,2013
Some Like It Hot tall bearded iris
Uploaded by Betja

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Photo courtesy of Mid-America Garden
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: 2018-05-30
Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2016-05-05
Uploaded by Betja
Location: Indiana
Date: May 18,2013
Some Like It Hot tall bearded iris
Location: Australia
Date: 2022-11-05
Some Like It Hot
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Comments:
  • Posted by diggit (southeast Indiana - Zone 6a) on May 18, 2013 11:14 AM concerning plant:
    Seriously hard to capture the awesome color of this iris. I am not sure whether the old film cameras could do better on some of these tougher colors. This one grows well here in Indiana.

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