Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Tom Burseen
Year Of Registration: 2004
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2005
Seedling Number: A-274A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Flared
Bloom Color Classification: Green
Silver/Grey
Violet
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Light willow green standards blended to light amber yellow; light bluish grey green falls, slightly darker at edges with hints of light amber yellow
Beard Color: Light grey blue green, tipped cream, light violet blue flounces
Space Age Beard Appendages: Flounces
Style Arm Color: Cream
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2008
President's Cup: 2008

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: 98-185: (95-427: (93-178: (Orange Blotter x Thornbird) x 93-156: (Stingray x Thornbird)) x Armadillo Run) X Daleamite
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2017-04-17
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Date: 2017-04-18
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Date: 2020-04-20
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Location: Mid-America Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2011-05-20

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
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denisew1027 On August 29, 2015 Obtained plant
Purchased at 2nd Annual Iris and Plant Sale held at Salem United Methodist Church in Benton, AR.
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