Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Hooker Nichols
Year Of Registration: 1984
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1986
Seedling Number: 8388D
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Rebloom
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Magenta
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Lavender standards suffused buff; red falls edged tan violet
Beard Color: Orange
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1988
Award of Merit: 1990
President's Cup: 1988

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: Taj Rani X In Tempo
Child plants: 8 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Cottonwood, CA
Date: 2020-04-30
Location: Cottonwood, CA
Date: 2021-04-16
Location: Carleton Place, Ontario Canada
Date: 2018-06-08
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Location: www.dasIrisFeld.ch in Oetlishausen, Switzerland - photo by Sharlene Sutter
Date: June 2023

Date: 2009-06-02
Location: Cottonwood, CA
Date: 2020-04-20
Location: Carleton Place, Ontario Canada
Date: 2018-06-08
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Location: Carleton Place, Ontario Canada
Date: 2019-06-15
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Location: Thelma Boose's Iris Garden
Date: 2016-05-01
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: June 2022
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: 2023-06-01
Location: My garden in zone 5/6 Indiana. 
Date: May 23 2015

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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