Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Thomas Johnson
Year Of Registration: 2005
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2005
Seedling Number: T77B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 39 inches (99 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Copper/Brown
Light blue
Bloom Color Description: Blue white standards, deep red purple spot at base, slight brassy gold infusions; brown ecru falls, slightly darker veins, russet hafts
Beard Color: Russet, rusty brown at end, tangerine in throat
Style Arm Color: Blue white, buff edge and crest
Fragrance: Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2007
Award of Merit: 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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Imprimis X Romantic Evening
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2017-05-11
Location: my yard
Date: 1980-01-01
Photo by IrisLilli
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2017-05-15
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-06-12
Overcast
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-06-05
Gold dusting and gold rim
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-06-12
Evening light
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2020-04-21
Location: Home
Date: 2014-05-16
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2011-06-04
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2018-05-11
Photo by Paul2032
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2018-05-14
Photo by IrisLilli
Location: My garden
Date: May 2015
Location: My garden
Date: 2020-04-29
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2017-05-10
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2015-06-07
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date: 2021-06-06
A 4 X 4 bloom
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2015-06-07
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2015-06-07
Location: Poilly-Lez-Gien France
"Photo courtesy of Cayeux Iris. Used with permission."
Location: Home
Location: Home
Date: 2014-05-15
Location: Home
Location: Home
Date: 2016-05-25
Pastel
Location: Weiser, ID
Date: 2015 season
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