Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 1996
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1996
Seedling Number: B222-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Orange
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Honey apricot, slight veining near beards
Beard Color: Apricot tangerine

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: Castaway X Stratagem
Child plants: 2 child plants

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  • Iris
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Location: my yard
Date: 2018
Uploaded by KentPfeiffer
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2021-05-04
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-06
Location: Winson-Salem NC
Date: 2016-05-12
Thelma's
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2021-05-04
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2010-05-25
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-13
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2010-05-27
Uploaded by Betja
Location: Winson-Salem NC
Date: 2016-05-12
Thelma's
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2021-05-04
Location: Schreiners Gardens
Date: 2012-06-04
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-06
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2010-05-25
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2009-05-23
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-06
Uploaded by Betja
Comments:
  • Posted by KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Mar 23, 2012 10:19 AM concerning plant:
    Very vigorous for an orange iris. The flowers have amazingly heavy substance. Just wish they were a little brighter.

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