Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Les Alan Fort
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1990
Seedling Number: 86-126-H
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Orange
White
Yellow
Bloom Color Description: Rich chocolate puce standards; dark burnt orange chocolate rim on falls, blending from orange to yellow to white around beards, dark caramel hafts
Beard Color: Orange
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1993

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: Fresno Flash X Orange Burst
Child plants: 6 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: Weiser, ID
Date: 2014-season

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