Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Gerald Richardson
Year Of Registration: 2013
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2014
Seedling Number: 05-3-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Violet
Flower Patterns: Dark Top
Bloom Color Description: Gold buff standards, violet infusion; amber gold falls, lighter below beards
Beard Color: Violet and gold
Style Arm Color: Yellow orange
Fragrance: Pronounced

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: Bel Esprit X Sunset Storm

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2016-05-05
Location: Richlands, NC
Date: 2022-05-01

Date: 2015-04-24
Location: Superstition Garden - Cathey's Valley, CA
Date: April 18, 2015
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Date: 4-12-2015
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