Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: John Durrance
Year Of Registration: 1991
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1991
Seedling Number: D86-2
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 26 inches (65 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Lavender
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Lavender standards; gold falls
Beard Color: Gold orange
Foliage: Purple Based
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1993
Award of Merit: 1997

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Little Susie X Tinker-Tam
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Home garden
Date: 2015-04-25
Location: Home garden
Date: 2015-04-25

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