Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Opal Brown by Margaret McCrae
Year Of Registration: 1998
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2000
Seedling Number: 91-4C4
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 30 inches (76 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Peach
White
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Apricot yellow standards; empire yellow falls, hafts flushed rattan, small 3/4" white center blaze
Beard Color: Princeton orange
Style Arm Color: Primrose yellow
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2004

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: Malaguena X Fun Fest
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: June 1, 2017

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