Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Michael Sutton
Year Of Registration: 2003
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2004
Seedling Number: L-196-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Rebloom by Zone: Known To Rebloom Zone 7: 0°-10°
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Green
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Chartreuse yellow; grey green falls veined darker, edge chartreuse, slight bronze on shoulders
Beard Color: Greyed orange
Style Arm Color: Chartreuse yellow
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2008

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: H-178-H: (Sky Hooks x Drum Roll) X Chocolate Vanilla

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Jones OK,
Date: April 2015
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