Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Michael Sutton
Year Of Registration: 2015
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2015
Seedling Number: Y-103-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Copper/Brown
Violet
Yellow
Bloom Color Description: Butter yellow standards; blend of bluebird blue and violet purple on falls, 1/8" golden buff rim
Beard Color: Yellow
Style Arm Color: Butter yellow
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: Adventurous X Midnight Seas
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: my yard
Date: 2019
Location: Lundby, Denmark, EU
Date: 2019-06-06
Grown in shade
Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2021-05-16
Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2021-05-16
Location: Gretje's Garden,  Cottonwood CA
Date: 2024-04-11

Date: 2020-06-02
Location: Camilla S/W GA.
Date: My first rebloomer this year 9/21/22 "Color Shift"

Photo courtesy of Sutton's Iris Gardens
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Date: 2024-05-05
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Date: 2023-04-17
Location: Anderson California

Date: 2020-06-02

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