Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Vincent Christopherson
Year Of Registration: 2000
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2001
Seedling Number: R3-231CH
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (107 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Yellow
Bloom Color Description: Soft yellow standards; lighter yellow falls, gold shoulders
Beard Color: Yellow gold, yellow fringed flounce on lavender arm
Space Age Beard Appendages: Flounces
Style Arm Color: Yellow, lip lavender
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2005

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: Pink Swan X Triple Whammy

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: San Diego, CA
Date: 2020-04-27
flowering in my garden for the first time, purchased from Blue J
Location: Elk Grove, CA
Date: 4/19/17
Location: Elk Grove, CA
Date: 4/19/17
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Location: Superstition Iris Gardens - Cathey's Valley, CA
Date: April 18, 2015
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Date: 4-12-2015
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi

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