Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Michael Sutton
Year Of Registration: 2008
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010
Seedling Number: V-374-A
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 21 inches (53 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Rebloom
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Bloom Color Description: Claret rose standards, dark violet midrib, gold wire edge; french rose falls, darker at shoulders, gold wire edge
Beard Color: Midnight blue, bronze-orange in throat
Style Arm Color: Claret rose
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2012
Award of Merit: 2015
Ben R. Hager Cup: 2014
Franklin Cook Memorial Cup: 2014

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: T-159: (Q-73: (L-78: (Rehash x Little Blue-Eyes) x Swing) x Q-411: (K-4-A: (Caution Sign x Romanita) x Sigh)) X T-432: (Barbara My Love x Bride's Blush)

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Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2019-04-09
It's all about the beard......
Location: San Rafael, CA
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Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2017-04-09
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Date: 2023-05-09
Location: Home garden
Date: 2015-04-04

Date: 2019-05-14
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2018-04-06
Intermediate Iris Bahama Blues
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2020-03-26
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2023-04-01
IB Bahama Blues
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2017-04-01

Photo courtesy of Sutton's Iris Gardens
Location: Home garden
Date: 2015-04-04

Date: 2024-04-13
Location: Ukraine
Date: 2018-05-11
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Location: Home garden
Date: 2015-04-04
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-05-24
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Ukraine
Date: 2018-05-11
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Location: Catheys Valley CA
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Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2017-04-01
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2017-04-01 
Thank you Sutton Iris!!

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