Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2005
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2006
Seedling Number: K251A
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 26 inches (66 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Red
Flower Patterns: Luminata
Bloom Color Description: Rust brown standards narrowly yellow-gold edge; bright yellow falls with sparse dotting of chestnut red on upper 1/3 becoming heavier to near solid at lower margin, yellow edge, yellow stripe from beard extending 1/3 of the way down the center
Beard Color: Yellow
Style Arm Color: Yellow
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Brash X Fancy Woman

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  • Intermediate Bearded Iris

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Location: Mid-America Garden
Date: 2011-5-20
Location: Mid-America Gardens
Date: 2011-05-20

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Photo courtesy of Iris Sisters Farm, used with permission

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