Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: R. Wayne Moody, deceased, by Catherine Gates
Year Of Registration: 2002
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1960
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Violet
Bloom Color Description: Copper standards, midrib lighter; deep lavender falls, narrow copper border
Beard Color: Copper
Style Arm Color: Light copper, slight lavender shading

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: Duet X Lady Albright

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris
Also sold as:
  • Dr. Moody

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Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2017-04-27
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