Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Calvin Helsley
Year Of Registration: 1992
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1996
Seedling Number: 88-3
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 26 inches (66 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Gold
Violet
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Light brown standards, medium red violet flush up midrib; pale violet falls, 1/2" honey gold edge
Beard Color: Honey gold
Style Arm Color: Light violet, crests honey gold
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2000
Award of Merit: 2002

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Dave's Dazzler X Brown Lasso
Child plants: one child plant

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