Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: William Maryott
Year Of Registration: 1998
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1999
Seedling Number: W183B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Yellow
Bloom Color Description: Medium yellow, lighter center area on falls
Beard Color: Yellow
Style Arm Color: Yellow
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet

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: Sunny Bubbles X S131A: (Honey Crunch x Juan Valdez)

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Indiana
Date: May 2012
Warm Wishes tall bearded iris
Location: Ramona, CA
Date: 2023-04-24

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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Comments:
  • Posted by diggit (southeast Indiana - Zone 6a) on May 18, 2013 10:28 PM concerning plant:
    Nice blocky form here in Indiana and good multiplier. The foliage is a little pale like many of the yellows.

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