Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Michael Sutton
Year Of Registration: 2007
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2008
Seedling Number: R-122-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Very Late
Rebloom
Rebloom by Zone: Known To Rebloom Zone 8: 10° to 20°
Known To Rebloom Zone 9: 20° to 30°
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Emma Cook
Bloom Color Description: Ice white standards; french blue falls, white blaze, lighter edge, and red purple shoulders
Beard Color: Yellow, white at end
Style Arm Color: Pale blue
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2011

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: M-901-AA: (Silver Fizz x H-178-H: (Sky Hooks x Drum Roll)) X Ocean Clouds
Child plants: 20 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: 6b garden
Date: 05/19/2021
Location: Superstitions Garden In California
Date: 2012-04-29
Location: Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-04
Location: Sass Memorial Iris Garden near Ashland, NE
Date: 2015-05-21

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Photo courtesy of Sutton's Iris Gardens
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