Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Tom Burseen
Year Of Registration: 1995
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1995
Seedling Number: 9-286C
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Orange
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Orange red standards; orange red falls, washed red brown, white spray pattern by beards
Beard Color: White, tipped yellow
Style Arm Color: Orange red

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: Chief Hematite X 6-119: ((Theatre x Dazzling Gold) x (Pencil Sketch x Pinwheel))

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: April 2014

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