Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Larry Lauer
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1990
Seedling Number: L86-15
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 16 inches (41 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Yellow
Bloom Color Description: Lemon yellow
Beard Color: White, tipped yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1992
Award of Merit: 1994
Hans and Jacob Sass Medal: 1996

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Lemon Custard X Highborn Kinsman
Child plants: one child plant

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  • Intermediate Bearded Iris
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Date: 2016-04-07
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Location: Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-12
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Date: 2015-05-11

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Location: Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-12
Location: Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska
Date: 2012-04-24
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