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Hybridizer: George Sutton
Year Of Registration: 2001
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2001
Seedling Number: H-206 C
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Bloom Color Description: Pale mallow purple standards; imperial purple falls blended and edged lighter
Beard Color: Bright tangerine red, imperial purple feathered flounce
Space Age Beard Appendages: Flounces
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: G-2: (Thornbird x Platform) X Sweet Reflection
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2021-05-23
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Date: 2008-05-30
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Date: 2014-05-24
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Date: 2002-11-02
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Date: 2018-04-28

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