Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 2008
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2009
Seedling Number: O256-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Lavender
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Beige champagne, falls shot lavender
Beard Color: Brown bronze tangerine

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: L174-A: (H61-1: (Wishful Thinking x Kathleen Kay Nelson) x H153-1: (Coffee Whispers x E107-1: ((Peach Brandy x Electrique) x Silk Degrees))) X Mango Daiquiri
Child plants: 11 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2016-04-21
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2019-04-09
TB Enter The Dragon
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2018-04-27
Beautiful, soft colours
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2016-04-20
Uploaded by Henhouse
Uploaded by Neela
Uploaded by Neela
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2020-04-15
TB Iris Enter The Dragon
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2017-04-09
Prolific bloomer

Date: 2014-04-23
Location: Southern California zone 10a
Date: April 16, 2016
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2022-05-09
TB Iris Enter the Dragon
Location: My Garden in PA
Date: 2021-05-16
Uploaded by Dachsylady86
Location: Australia
Date: 2021-10-14
Location: Bay View Gardens
Date: 2011-04-28

Date: 2014-04-23

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2016-04-19
Location: Superstition Garden - Cathey's Valley, CA
Date: April 18, 2015
Location: Elk Grove, CA
Date: 4/7/17
Location: Australia
Date: 2021-10-18
Uploaded by Rebekah
Uploaded by tveguy3
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26
Location: South Carolina
Date: 2021-04-14
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.

Date: 2014-04-23
Location: Mid America Gardens
Date: 2012-06-01
Uploaded by Neela
Uploaded by tveguy3
Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2016-05-05

Date: 2013-01-20
Photo courtesy of Napa Country Iris Garden
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Comments:
  • Posted by KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Nov 15, 2012 12:08 PM concerning plant:
    Sibling to 'Frilled To Bits' and 'Comes The Dawn'

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