Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Duane Meek
Year Of Registration: 1982
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1982
Seedling Number: B41-2-4
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Gold
Wine
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Cream brown standards, gold wash; cream brown falls, peppered brownish plum, gold halo
Beard Color: Burnt orange
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1986

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: Pencil Sketch X Dixie Desert
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My garden
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2018-04-19
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Date: 2017-04-17
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Date: 2018-05-04

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