Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Virginia Messick
Year Of Registration: 1992
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1993
Seedling Number: M87-69
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Orange
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Orange
Beard Color: Red orange
Fragrance: Slight
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1995
Award of Merit: 1997

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: Black Hills Gold X Edna's Wish
Child plants: 6 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Schreiner's Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2015-05-14
Location: Schreiners Gardens
Date: 2012-06-04
Location: Schreiners Gardens
Date: 2012-06-04
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: 2018-06-06
Photo by Ecograndma

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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Location: In backyard, Elk Grove, CA
Date: 2014-4-17
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