Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Clarence Mahan
Year Of Registration: 1988
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1991
Seedling Number: 186-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Rebloom
Rebloom by Zone: Known To Rebloom Zone 6:-10° to 0°
Known To Rebloom Zone 7: 0°-10°
Known To Rebloom Zone 9: 20° to 30°
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Bloom Color Description: White standards, flushed light violet around edge, violet midrib; medium to deep violet falls, very large pure white zonal area extending from hafts to nearly halfway down
Beard Color: White, yellow in throat
Foliage: Purple Based
Fragrance: Pronounced
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1993
Award of Merit: 1995

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: Violet Miracle X Victoria Falls
Child plants: 19 child plants

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  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2020-04-27
Suky (Mahan 1991)
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2020-04-27
Location: Panama Illinois
Date: 2022-05-12
Location: Mexico, Missouri 
Date: 2022-05-12
Uploaded by crowrita1
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2002-11-25
SANYO DIGITAL CAMERA

Date: 2021-05-23
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2023-05-27
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2002-11-01
SANYO DIGITAL CAMERA
Location: Schreiner's Garden
Date: 2011-05-20
Location: Schreiner's Garden
Date: 2011-05-20
Location: Vancouver, BC, Canada
Date: 2022-05-31
Iris 'Suky'
Uploaded by Betja

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Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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