Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Virginia Messick
Year Of Registration: 1995
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1997
Seedling Number: M88-99
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Green
Rose
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Rosy yellow standards; lime falls, bronze hafts
Beard Color: Bronze
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1999

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: Fortunata X Copper Lace
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Home garden
Date: 2018-05-09
At sunrise
Location: north central Texas
Date: 2004-05-04
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2018-04-14
Location: Home garden
Date: 2015-04-28
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2018-04-14
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2018-04-12

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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