Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Thomas Johnson
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2009
Seedling Number: TW139YY
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Dark black purple standards, slight white ground visible in center; pristine white falls, 1 inch purple black plicata bands and dotting, sparse peppering over centers, thin dart at end of beards
Beard Color: Dark purple black
Style Arm Color: Near black
Foliage: Purple Based
Fragrance: Musky
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2011
Award of Merit: 2013

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: Storm Track X Blackberry Tease
Child plants: 11 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Date: 2015-05-14

Date: 2014-04-22
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Location: shounan Japan
Date: 2020/4/28
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Date: 2016-05-05
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Date: 2021-10-10

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Location: Schreiner's Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2015-05-14

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