Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Michael Greenfield
Year Of Registration: 2004
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2005
Seedling Number: OTD-01
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 43 inches (109 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Dark violet, black sheen on falls
Beard Color: Blue
Style Arm Color: Violet

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: Dusky Challenger X Tom Johnson
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Catheys Valley, CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Location: Weiser, ID
Date: 2013 season
Location: Weiser, ID
Date: 2013 season
Photo by avmoran

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