Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Chet Tompkins
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1988
Seedling Number: 83-58W
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Very Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
White
Bloom Color Description: Satiny white standards, flushed deep gilt over center; snowy white falls, brushed gilt over hafts
Beard Color: Gilt yellow
Style Arm Color: White striped gilt

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: (((Easy Grace x San Leandro) x (Easy Grace x Genesis)) x ((Tinsel Town x Charmaine) x (Maudie Marie x Tinsel Town))) X ((Carolina Gold x Wedding Vow) x (Tinsel Town x Royal Gold))
Child plants: 2 child plants

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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