Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Roger Duncan
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010
Seedling Number: 04-F-91-55
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 39 inches (99 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Line and Speckles
Bloom Color Description: White standards, light lemon yellow at base; white falls with yellow and white veining on top half, bottom half sanded violet at end
Beard Color: Hot indian orange
Style Arm Color: Cold white, some bright yellow fringing on crest
Foliage: Purple Based
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2013

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: Quandary X Arctic Burst

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Date: 2017-05-30
Location: Home garden
Date: 2019-04-13
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2020-03-17
Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: April 2, 2015
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2023-04-26
TB Iris Fantasy Ride
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2017-04-12
Tall Bearded Iris Fantasy Ride
Photo by Dachsylady86
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2018-04-13
Location: Iowa
Date: 2013-05-28
Location: Lancaster, CA
Date: 2018-04-12
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-06-08
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Photo by Moiris
Location: Cummings garden
Date: 2012-04-28
Photo by Betja
Photo by Betja
Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: March 27, 2015
Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: March 29, 2015
Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: March 29, 2015
Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: March 30, 2015

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens

Photo courtesy of Mid-America Garden
Location: In a public garden
Date: 2013-05-04
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2011-04-07
Comments:
  • Posted by bisbeegirl (Ohio River Valley, West Virginia - Zone 6a) on May 2, 2016 5:22 AM concerning plant:
    The weather has been very wet this last month. Blooms are early and slugs are out of control. I hand picked them off yesterday. They are back this morning. I see info saying to add grit! Will sand work? If not, then what? Slugs of all sizes. Destroying buds and blooms! Help, please.

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