Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 2008
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2009
Seedling Number: U02-13N
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 30 inches (76 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Orange
Purple
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Line and Speckles
Bloom Color Description: Buttercup yellow standards, red orange midrib; brilliant orange falls, slight purple midline and speckles
Beard Color: Tangerine
Foliage: Purple Based
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2012

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: Parentage unknown
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Date: 2015-04-24
Photo by Betja
Location: in my garden
Date: 2017-05-06
Photo by Betja
Location: Iowa
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26
Location: Iowa
Date: 2013-05-29
Location: Iowa
Date: 2013-05-29

Date: 2013-05-17
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18

Date: 2013-05-17

Date: 2013-05-16
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26
Comments:
  • Posted by Paul2032 ( Utah - Zone 5b) on May 21, 2013 10:06 PM concerning plant:
    Fixation is one of the brightest and most intensely colored irises that I have ever grown. Rich yellow standards, bright orange falls, and a flashy red beard -- what a combination of colors, and they work together. This became a favorite of mine on first bloom.
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