Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Gordon Plough
Year Of Registration: 1980
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1982
Seedling Number: 74-87-4
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Orchid
Bloom Color Description: Cocoa buff standards, strong lavender infusion; cocoa buff falls
Beard Color: Tangerine orange

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: Secret Society X (66-75-3: (((Moonlight Serenade x Mary Randall) x E. Nelson: ((Pink Cameo x Pink Formal) x Mary Randall)) x Albino Plumes) x 64-41-17: ((Kachina Doll x 60-150-29) x Coraband))

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: Castlegar BC
Date: 2014-06-04
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2014-06-12
Location: Nora's Garden - Castlegar BC
Date: 2014-06-07
Bloom and bud
Location: Jacquie’s garden

Photo courtesy of Williamson Farm Flowers
Location: Jacquie’s garden
Date: May 2016

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