Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Gatty by Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 1993
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1994
Seedling Number: W32-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: White
Yellow
Bloom Color Description: Oyster white standards; fall shoulders near chrome lemon, lighter reed yellow edge, marguerite yellow centers
Beard Color: Cream at end, deepening to sunflower to goldenrod in throat
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1996
Award of Merit: 1998

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: Perfect Interlude X Sunny and Warm
Child plants: 43 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-26
Uploaded by Betja
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-26
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-06-01
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-06-02
Uploaded by Betja
Uploaded by Betja

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-06-04
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-26
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-06-01
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-06

Flowers near the end -- I should have taken this picture a day ea
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-06
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2009-05-25
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2009-05-28
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2010-05-28

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
Comments:
  • Posted by KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Mar 23, 2012 11:32 AM concerning plant:
    Lovely flowers from an iris that grows well and blooms reliably.

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