Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Michael Sutton
Year Of Registration: 2005
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2006
Seedling Number: NN-188-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Silver/Grey
Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Broken
Bloom Color Description: Rose violet standards streaked and marbled white. maroon falls streaked silver white in random patterns
Beard Color: Yellow, rose violet petaloids streaked white
Space Age Beard Appendages: Flounces
Style Arm Color: Rose violet
Fragrance: Pronounced
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: I've Got Rhythm X L-12: (Gnus Flash x Apollo One)
Child plants: one child plant

Image
Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2019-05-27
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Date: April 2014
Silver Streak

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