Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Tom Burseen
Year Of Registration: 2003
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2004
Seedling Number: 99-486B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Flower Form: Laced
Bloom Color Description: Light peachy orange standards, edged honey; cream falls with slight lavender overtone, prominent yellow ochre rim
Beard Color: Orange white at end, hairs tipped violet
Style Arm Color: Cream, edged yellow
Fragrance: Pronounced
Spicy

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: 97-559: (Fashion Designer x Open Arms) X Heartbreak Hotel
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Randles, MO
Date: 2021-05-15
Location: Randles, MO
Date: 2021-05-15
Location: Randles, MO
Date: 2021-05-15

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