Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Richard Ernst
Year Of Registration: 2000
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2000
Seedling Number: NJF168-2-3A-4
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Magenta
Purple
Violet
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Plum berry standards, infused and veined blue violet; berry falls, washed plum, shoulders darker
Beard Color: Tangerine
Style Arm Color: Plum berry
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: Jf168-2-3A: (F168-2: ((Irene Nelson x Honest Pleasure) x Gaulter G81-17, inv. Irene Nelson) x F104-1: ((Irene Nelson x Sun Fire) x Friday Surprise)) X After the Dawn

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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