Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 1990
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1990
Seedling Number: 86142A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 30 inches (76 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Butter yellow standards, heavily stitched brown; bright canary falls, brown plicata sanding, brown centerline, maroon plicata sanding on white area around beards
Beard Color: Old gold, tipped brown
Fragrance: Slight
Musky
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1993

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: Queen in Calico X Rustic Dance

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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