Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 2008
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010
Seedling Number: O6-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Very Very Early
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Flared
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Lilac mauve standards; cattleya magenta falls with 1/4" lilac mauve edge
Beard Color: Tangerine
Fragrance: Slight
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2012

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: Bursting Bubbles X Decadence
Child plants: 61 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Date: 2016-05-07
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Date: 2017-05-17
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2018-04-24
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2017-05-17
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Date: 2017-05-17
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2017-04-13
Location: Keith Keppel's garden in Salem, OR.
Date: 2011-05-21

Date: 2012-05-23
Location: Coon Rapids, MN home garden
Date: 2022-06-10
Photo by Paul2032
Location: keppel garden
Date: 2011-06-01
Photo by Paul2032
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2017-04-13
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Date: 2012-05-19
Location: Keith Keppel's garden in Salem, OR
Date: 2011-05-23

Date: 2012-05-19

Date: 2012-05-23
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2013-04-20
Photo by Paul2032

Date: 2012-05-23
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2013-04-21
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2013-04-22
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