Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: John Weiler
Year Of Registration: 1987
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1987
Seedling Number: 81-127-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
Orange
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Cream and yellow standards, yellow most prominent near veins; burnt orange and cinnamon brown falls
Beard Color: Maraschino red
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1989

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: 79-83-7: (Misty Moonscape x Miss Goldilocks) X 79-87-1: (Trudy x Roe D-10, greenish amoena)
Child plants: 16 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: May 18, 2004
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Date: 2013-05-08
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Location: New Zealand

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
Location: New Zealand
Date: 2009-11-11
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