Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Roger Duncan
Year Of Registration: 2011
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2011
Seedling Number: 04-F-91-16
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 31 inches (79 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
Orange
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Line and Speckles
Bloom Color Description: Cream standards, buttercup yellow at bottom sides, sparkling golden yellow-gilt edge; orange toned saffron yellow falls veined white on both sides of beard, dark purple veins on bottom center, wide splash of small dark purple dots on bottom center of rim
Beard Color: Cream, tipped bright capsicum red
Style Arm Color: White, buttercup yellow on top and bottom of fringed crests
Fragrance: Musky
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2014

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: Quandary X Arctic Burst

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Date: 2012-04-29
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Date: 2013-04-29
Photo courtesy of Napa Country Iris Garden
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Date: April 8, 2015

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