Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Thomas Johnson
Year Of Registration: 2021
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2021
Seedling Number: TJ312A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Bloom Color Description: Very light grape purple standards, deep purple veins throughout, gold band then pencil thin deep grape edge; deep purple falls, white rays extending out of centers, solid purple band then odd segmented mauve band
Beard Color: Tangerine
Style Arm Color: Mauve sides, gold crests veined purple
Fragrance: Musky
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2023

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: Blyth V206-2: (Ghost Writer x Expect Wonders) X Blyth X160-2: (Keppel 09-86X: (Keppel 04-95A: (Oreo x Hello Darkness) x Reckless Abandon) x (O11XX: (Bold Encounter x Foreign Legion) x N124A: (J147B: (On the House x Romantic Evening) x High Master)))

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Russia, Rostov Region. Natalia Ternovaya 's Garden

Date: 2020-05-17
Location: Russia, Rostov Region. Natalia Ternovaya 's Garden

Date: 2020-05-17

Date: 2020-05-17

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