Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: George Sutton
Year Of Registration: 1998
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1999
Seedling Number: G-71-C
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: White
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: White, standards very open
Beard Color: White, hairs tipped pale yellow in center, orange yellow in throat, extended as white petaloid ending in white flounce
Space Age Beard Appendages: Flounces
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy

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: Skating Party X Twice Thrilling

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My Garden, UK
Date: 2022-05-25
Location: My Garden, UK
Date: 2022-05-23
Location: My Garden, UK
Date: 2022-05-23
Location: Sussex, UK
Date: late May 2019
Everyone needs a good flounce every now and then... a stunning sp

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