Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Tom Craig
Year Of Registration: 1966
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1966
Seedling Number: 62-117
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Violet
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Chestnut to copper leaf standards; copper leaf to chestnut falls, washed violet

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: (Poway x Poway) X Nuez
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-04
Vigorous grower. Second year!
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-05-30
Second year, first bloom. Added several increases.
Location: north central Texas
Date: 2005-04-29
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-04
Second year bloom. In bright sun.

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden

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