Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: William Maryott
Year Of Registration: 1998
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1999
Seedling Number: X257A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Violet
Wine
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Beetroot red to maroon standards; bright metallic candy red violet falls with dark brown shoulders and slight brown band
Beard Color: Dark bronze
Style Arm Color: Beetroot red to maroon
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2001
Award of Merit: 2004

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: U159A: (S168B: (red purple sdlg x (Midnight Special x E34C: ((Prophecy x Gypsy Belle) x Intuition))) x S179B: (En Garde x Houdini)) X U162A: (Cherry Glen x S195red: (Mariachi Music x Twice Told))
Child plants: 5 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Home garden
Date: 2015-04-01
Location: Home garden
Date: 2016-03-29
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2022-04-27
TB Iris Candy Apple Classic
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2017-04-20
Tall Bearded Iris Candy Apple Classic
Location: Home
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2021-04-19
Location: Elk Grove, CA
Date: 3/31/17
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: May 25, 2017
Uploaded by pinkiris
Location: Weiser, ID
Date: 2017-05-15
Location: in my garden
Date: 2017-04-23
Location: in my garden
Date: 2017-04-23
Location: Santa Cruz, California
Date: 2021-04-11
Wowzer!
Location: Home
Date: 2016-05-15
Location: Lathrop mo 
Date: 2021-05-14
Candy Apple Classic
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2015-04-04
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2020-03-28
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Keith Keppel's Garden in Salem, OR
Date: 2011-05-21
Location: Home garden
Date: 2015-03-29
Location: Home
Date: 2016-05-13
Location: Elk Grove, CA
Date: 2016-03-23
Candy Apple Classic 3 23 16

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
Location: Northwest Florida
Date: 2017-04-02
Location: Keith Keppel's garden in Salem, OR.
Date: 2011-05-21

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens
Uploaded by avmoran
Location: Central Texas 76844
Date: April 2011

Photo courtesy of Iris City Gardens

Photo Courtesy of Daylilies by the Pond. Used with Permission.
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