Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Thomas Johnson
Year Of Registration: 2002
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2002
Seedling Number: R71B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 45 inches (114 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Peach
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Peach buff standards, crystalline gold rim; smoky pearl lilac falls, hairline crystalline rim, peach buff area around beards
Beard Color: Coral
Style Arm Color: Peach buff, violet midrib
Fragrance: Slight
Musky
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2005

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: Role Model X Off Color Joke
Child plants: 7 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Home garden
Date: 2016-04-27
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Date: 2011-11-14
Location: New Zealand
Date: 2013-10-20

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