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Hybridizer: Richard Ernst
Year Of Registration: 1996
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1996
Seedling Number: HR8545-B1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Light yellow standards; blue violet falls, yellow amber shoulders, lighter near beards
Beard Color: Gold
Style Arm Color: Medium yellow
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2000

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Edith Wolford X R8545: (inv. Afternoon Delight, Edith Wolford, C142-3: (Ringo x (Cranberry Ice x Grand Waltz)))

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: My garden in SE PA
Date: 2013-05-27
Location: Utah
Date: 2022-05-28
Location: Chailey Iris Garden, East Sussex, UK.
Date: 2022-06-11
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Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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