Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1975
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1975
Seedling Number: D 500-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Creamy yellow standards; lavender orchid falls, cream lavender orchid edge
Beard Color: Yellow gold

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: Y 1374-A: (Spring Festival x T 17-3) X W 927-AA: ((J. Stevens 3/A166 x Whole Cloth) x (Amethyst Flame x Pretty Carol))
Child plants: 17 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2016-05-26
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Location: Switzerland, in my garden
Date: 2016-05-26
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Date: 2017-05-24

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