Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Tom Burseen
Year Of Registration: 2002
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2003
Seedling Number: 97-112G
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Silver/Grey
Bloom Color Description: Pale lavender grey
Beard Color: Pale purple, yellow at end
Style Arm Color: Washed light gold and purple

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: 95-11: (Holy Cow x Thornbird) X 95-432: (Ozone Alert x Air Up There)
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2019-05-04
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris 2017
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2018-05-17
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.

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