Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 2013
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2013
Seedling Number: T152-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Green
Light blue
Silver/Grey
Bloom Color Description: Lavender blue standards, deeper veining; light olive over grey falls, fine wire edge of grey, olive all over veining
Beard Color: Old gold over white
Fragrance: Sweet

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: R41-2: (P157-A: (N275-2: (L280-2: (G75-2: (E99-1: ((Holiday Lover x Love Comes) x Bygone Era) x E158-2: (B202-1: (Affaire x Z55-1: (X108-2: ((Touch of Bronze x Beachgirl) x ((Inca Queen x (Tranquil Star x (Love Chant x Festive Skirt))) x Amber Snow)) x X108-10)) x B164-1: (Chocolate Vanilla x Electrique))) x G63-G: (E88-3: (Crazy for You x About Town) x E95-1: (C225-2: (Z63-3: (W117-1: ((Alpine Journey x Beachgirl) x (Beachgirl x ((Tranquil Star x Coral Strand) x (Persian Smoke x Chimbolam)))) x Chocolate Vanilla) x Aztec Burst) x Yes))) X L133-2: (J141-1: (Wishful Thinking x F160-1: (D46-1: (B157-1: (Imprimis x Bubble Up) x Aura Light) x Cast a Spell)) x L133-1: (J141-1: (Wishful Thinking x F160-1: (D46-1: (B157-1: (Imprimis x Bubble Up) x Aura Light) x Cast a Spell)) x G63-G: (E88-3: (Crazy for You x About Town) x E95-1: (C225-2: (Z63-3: (W117-1: ((Alpine Journey x Beachgirl) x (Beachgirl x ((Tranquil Star x Coral Strand) x (Persian Smoke x Chimbolam)))) x Chocolate Vanilla) x Aztec Burst) x Yes)))) x L115-B: (Street Talk x G63-B: (E88-3: (Crazy for You x About Town) x E95-1: (C225-2: (Z63-3: (W117-1: ((Alpine Journey x Beachgirl) x (Beachgirl x ((Tranquil Star x Coral Strand) x (Persian Smoke x Chimbolam)))) x Chocolate Vanilla) x Aztec Burst) x Yes)))) x O228-4: (L-133-7: (J141-1: (Wishful Thinking x F160-1: (D46-1: (B157-1: (Imprimis x Bubble Up) x Aura Light) x Cast a Spell)) x G63-G: (E88-3: (Crazy for You x About Town) x E95-1: (C225-2: (Z63-3: (W117-1: ((Alpine Journey x Beachgirl) x (Beachgirl x ((Tranquil Star x Coral Strand) x (Persian Smoke x Chimbolam)))) x Chocolate Vanilla) x Aztec Burst) x Yes))) x L304-1: (F174-4: (Man About Town x Island Dancer) x Fogbound))) X Dancing on Air
Child plants: 8 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Date: 2015-05-11
Uploaded by ARUBA1334
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2018-05-06
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2018-05-06
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2020-04-21
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Location: Bochnia, Poland
Date: 2015-05-17
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2018-04-14
Iris Butterfly Affair
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2018-05-11
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2022-05-12
Blyth
Location: Iris Sisters Farm, Salem, OR
Date: 2019-05-09
photo taken at dusk
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2020-05-07
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2020-05-13
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2020-05-11
Location: Keith Keppel's Garden
Date: 2015-05-14
Uploaded by Dachsylady86
Location: Russia, Krasnodar region, Novokubansk
Date: 2022-05-17

Date: 2017-11-20

Date: 2017-11-20
Location: Australia
Date: 2022-10-21
Butterfly Affair
Location: Australia
Date: 2022-10-21
Butterfly Affair
Comments:
  • Posted by GreenIris (Las Cruces, New Mexico - Zone 8a) on Feb 15, 2020 11:12 AM concerning plant:
    Butterfly Affair appears to be a fertile pollen parent. I have crossed it with two different TB's and have had seed pods produce large amounts of seeds. And the 1st batch produced a large number of seedlings as well which are healthy and growing. I am still germinating the 2nd batch.

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