Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Graeme Grosvenor
Year Of Registration: 1999
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2002
Seedling Number: V53-7
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Golden buff standards, lightly veined red; red brown falls, golden buff rim
Beard Color: Tangerine

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: Rustler X Bogota
Child plants: 7 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Photo by MaryDurtschi
Location: my yard
Location: my yard
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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Location: Beaumont Ridge Iris Gardens
Date: May 2008
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18
Photo by MaryDurtschi

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18

Photo courtesy of Williamson Farm Flowers

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