Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1983
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1984
Seedling Number: L 873-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Wine
Flower Patterns: Variegata
Bloom Color Description: Amber yellow standards, touched rose on midrib; rose maroon falls
Beard Color: Old gold, tipped brown
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1986

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: G 705-2: ((T 1081-4 x Cloud Capers) x Breaking Dawn) X 1974 #8, unknown parentage
Child plants: 16 child plants

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  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2022-05-08

Date: May 25, 2011 1:45 PM
Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2021-05-03

At Schreiner's Iris Gardens, Oregon.

At Schreiner's Iris Gardens, Oregon.
Comments:
  • Posted by ttkc4704 (Bayfield, Colorado S.W. Rockies - Zone 4b) on Jul 28, 2022 1:29 PM concerning plant:
    Read recently in a list of fragrant iris, that this one has an orange scent

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