Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: George Sutton
Year Of Registration: 1999
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2000
Seedling Number: H-133
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: White
Bloom Color Description: White standards, thin yellow midline; white falls, hafts touched yellow
Beard Color: Fiery red orange, white at end, white horns
Space Age Beard Appendages: Horns
Style Arm Color: White

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
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Mesmerizer X Filoli
Child plants: 6 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2020-05-20
Location: my yard
Location: Australia
Date: 2020-10-21

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Location: Australia
Date: 2022-10-31
Holy Fire

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Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
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Tall Bearded Iris "Holy Fire" by vladmari Apr 17, 2021 6:02 AM 0

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