Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Frances Craig
Year Of Registration: 1958
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1958
Seedling Number: B.S.1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Caramel to indian tan standards; caramel to yellow beige to indian tan falls

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: ((Tea Rose x War Dance) x Hazel Reed) X Golden Tan
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: My garden
Date: 2020-05-25
Location: Mount Enterprise, Texas
Date: 2024-04-17
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-05-30
Partially backlit by afternoon sun.
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-05-30
In late afternoon sun.
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-05-24
Second year, first bloom.
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-05-30
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-05-24
Second year, first bloom.
Location: My garden
Date: 2021-05-16

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden

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