Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Lynn Markham
Year Of Registration: 2014
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2014
Seedling Number: 04-27A
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 27 inches (69 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Luminata
Bloom Color Description: Lemon gold standards, faint red marbling along and beside midribs; lemon gold falls, large white area below beards, heavy red marbling near lemon edges blending to red violet near centers and blue violet as it extends into the white area
Beard Color: Lightly frosted orange gold in middle shading to solid deep orange gold in throat, tipped pure white
Style Arm Color: Lemon
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2017
Award of Merit: 2021

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: 98-1B3: (94-2E: (Keppel 85-18A: (82-11D: ((Rancho Rose x (71-12C: (68-5A: ((Henna Stitches x (Maricopa x Chinquapin)) x Montage) x Roundup) x (68-17B: (Montage x April Melody) x April Melody))) x Gigolo) x Keppel 79-47BB: (Goddess x 77-137F: ((71-50E: ((66-35B: ((Irma Melrose x Tea Apron) x ((Full Circle x Rococo) x Tea Apron)) x April Melody) x (66-35C x April Melody)) x Osage Buff) x 74-52A: ((Joy Ride x Roundup) x (April Melody x 68-40B: (((Irma Melrose x Tea Apron) x ((Full Circle x Rococo) x Tea Apron)) x April Melody)))))) x Secret Weapon) x 96-3A: (93-62A2: (Blue Petticoats x Ostry White) x Baltic Star)) X S. Markham 98-8A: (Sneezy x Answered Prayers)
Child plants: one child plant

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  • Border Bearded Iris
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