Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 2008
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2008
Seedling Number: MM 664-3
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Flared
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Violet
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Violet standards; dusky purple falls
Beard Color: Violet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2010

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: HH 556-B: (Dark Passion x Dynamite) X Brazilian Holiday
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Overland Park Arboretum in Overland Park, KS. 
Date: 2009-05-18
Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
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Date: May 2018
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Date: June 1,2022
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Date: may 2009
Location: Schreiner's Garden
Date: 2017-05-22
Full sun, 91 degrees F 32.7 degrees C
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Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: June 2016
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Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-05-26
Location: IOWA
Date: 2010-05-15
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Date: 2013-05-17
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Comments:
  • Posted by KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Mar 22, 2012 7:46 PM concerning plant:
    Good grower, flowers have a very unusual blend of colors.
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