Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: H. Fothergill
Year Of Registration: 1969
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1970
Seedling Number: 63/8
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Clear pink merging into yellow at base of falls
Beard Color: Orange

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: (True Rose x (June Meredith x Viscount)) X (True Rose x (June Meredith x Viscount))
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 25, 2019
Photo In Overcast Skies
Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2021-05-30
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 23, 2017
Cloudy & Overcast Weather
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 17, 2017
Photo Early Morning
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 26, 2015
Historic, 1969: Stunning Beards!
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 24, 2014
Close Up View
Uploaded by TBGDN
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 26, 2015
Moderate Sunlight
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 25, 2011
In Bright Sunlight
Uploaded by TBGDN
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 28, 2014
Close Up View In Light Rain

Photo courtesy of Iris City Gardens
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