Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: George Sutton
Year Of Registration: 1995
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1995
Seedling Number: TW-BU
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Bloom Color Description: Red violet
Beard Color: Orange and violet, 3/4" fuzzy violet horn
Space Age Beard Appendages: Horns
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet

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: Twice Thrilling X Bubble Up
Child plants: 11 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2009-05-28
Location: Frannie's Iris Garden, Elk Grove, CA
Date: 2016-03-22
First to bloom this year (March 22, 2016)

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

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