Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: James Gibson
Year Of Registration: 1983
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1984
Seedling Number: 45-OB
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: White
Wine
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Smoky mulberry and yellow orange standards; white falls, widely banded rich yellow orange, speckled smoky mulberry
Beard Color: Orange red

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: Beyond X 9-78AP: ((Co Co Mocha x Plum Gleam) x (7-OB x (Blueberry Trim x Smoke Rings)))
Child plants: 11 child plants

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