Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: R. Brown
Year Of Registration: 1968
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1969
Seedling Number: 64-63-80
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Fluted
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Orchid
Violet
Bloom Color Description: Light orchid standards, blended tan at edges, darker orchid midrib, bright red violet falls, 1/4" band of blended tan at edges
Beard Color: Tan yellow, tipped orchid
Style Arm Color: Blended tan and light orchid
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1971

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: June Symphony X Melodrama
Child plants: one child plant

Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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