Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Michael Sutton
Year Of Registration: 2008
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2009
Seedling Number: R-32-A
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 21 inches (53 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Gold
White
Wine
Flower Patterns: Luminata
Bloom Color Description: Crimson and brown standards, gold edge; crimson falls blending to golden yellow edge, white in throat, white veins
Beard Color: Old gold
Style Arm Color: Yellow
Fragrance: Slight
Musky

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Ahwahnee Princess X Fancy Woman
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Intermediate Bearded Iris

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Location: Menton, France
Date: 2019-04-11
Location: Menton, France
Date: 2019-04-13
Location: HRS iris farm,  Redding CA 
Date: 2023-04-21
Location: Menton, France
Date: 2018-04-27
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: East facing garden zone 6a
Date: May 2022
I brought 3 stalks inside and left 2 outside due to weather conce
Location: East facing garden zone 6a
Date: May 2022
Taken during an overcast day, colors shown by my phone a tad brig
Location: Menton, France
Date: 2018-04-27
Uploaded by Betja

Photo courtesy of Iris City Gardens

Photo courtesy of Sutton's Iris Gardens

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