Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Richard Ernst
Year Of Registration: 1994
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1995
Seedling Number: JF169-25-2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Violet
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Light blue violet standards, overlaid copper, light violet veining, copper rim; light blue violet falls, copper rim, brassy reverse
Beard Color: Yellow
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1998

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: F169-25: (Afternoon Delight x (Ringo x (Cranberry Ice x Grand Waltz))) X F106-2: (Syncopation x (Irene Nelson x Honest Pleasure))

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Sussex, UK
Date: early June 2019
A young bloom - colours will lighten and ruffles will develop as
Location: Winson-Salem NC
Date: 2016-05-12
Thelma's

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