Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: John Painter
Year Of Registration: 2003
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2004
Seedling Number: J98-111
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
White
Flower Patterns: Broken
Bloom Color Description: Dark pansy violet standards streaked white; dark pansy violet falls heavily streaked white
Beard Color: Violet, tipped white
Style Arm Color: Dark pansy violet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2006

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: Gnus Flash X Keppel 88-40A: (84-123A: ((74-54J: (71-61E: (((Siva Siva x Diplomacy) x Montage) x (Vaudeville x Charmed Circle)) x 71-60B:((( ((Gene Wild x Majorette) x Rococo) x 61-28A: (Taholah x 59-4B: (Progenitor x Royal Band)) x My Honeycomb)) x (((Gene Wild x Majorette) x Rococo) x (Siva Siva x Diplomacy))) x (Vaudeville x Charmed Circle))) x Charmed Life) x Blackout) x 84-122A)
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Philo, California
Date: 2023-05-14
REVIVED AFTER THIS YEAR'S RAINS!
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2019-04-25
Location: Mexico, Missouri 
Date: 2022-05-15
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-13
Location: Santa Cruz, California
Date: 2017-04-23
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-01
First year bloom.
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-05-31
First year plant.
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2017-04-27
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2015-04-03
Blooming today - maiden - April 3, 2015
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-05-26
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2015-04-04
Uploaded by avmoran
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2015-04-03
Bloomed today - April 3, 2015
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-02
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-02
First year bloom.
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2010-05-09
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-16
Uploaded by Betja
Location: My Garden, Arvada, Colorado
Date: june
purchased at Iris4u in Denver
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

Date: 2011-05-24
Comments:
  • Posted by KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Mar 23, 2012 8:17 AM concerning plant:
    Better grower than most broken color iris I've tried. Flowers are beautiful, but don't always stand up to weather as well as they should, especially hot wind.

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