Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Sterling Innerst
Year Of Registration: 1993
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1994
Seedling Number: 3897-10
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 16 inches (41 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Yellow
Bloom Color Description: Medium yellow, brown fall spot
Beard Color: Orange
Fragrance: Slight
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1998

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: 3277-2: (Glazed Gold x Catalyst) X 3608-1: ((Little Episode x Pippi Longstockings) x Comma)

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Location: Hanover PA
Date: 05-07-2015
Location: Sussex, UK
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Location: Sussex, UK
Date: late May 2019
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Location: Whitesboro, TX
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Date: 05-07-2015
Location: Hanover PA
Date: 05-07-2015

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