Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Edgar Sellman
Year Of Registration: 1984
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1985
Seedling Number: G-11
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Aconite violet standards; dark aconite violet falls
Beard Color: Dark 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
Resistances: Deer Resistant
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Martial Music X E-17: (Tuxedo x Swahili)

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Uploaded by iciris
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26
Location: Pleasants Valley Iris Farm, Vacaville CA
Date: April

Date: 2014 season

Date: 2003-05-14
Photo courtesy of Napa Country Iris Garden

Photo courtesy of Pleasants Valley Iris Farm
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Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26

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