Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Tom Burseen
Year Of Registration: 1995
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1995
Seedling Number: 0-152A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Wine
Bloom Color Description: Dark brown orange standards; yellow falls heavily stitched and washed dark red brown
Beard Color: Mustard
Style Arm Color: Tan, washed brown
Fragrance: Spicy

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: 7-317: ((Wild Berry x Medieval) x Oh Babe) X 6-130: ((Pencil Sketch x Pinwheel) x (Bronco Brown x Theatre))
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Sussex, UK
Date: early June 2019
A striking flower, and lots of blooms
Location: Sussex, UK
Date: early June 2019
Even the beards are peppered with deep maroon wine dots.
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: 2023-06-02
Location: My garden in SE PA
Date: 2009-05-20
Location: Chailey Iris Garden, Sussex, UK
Date: early June 2021

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