Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 1995
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1995
Seedling Number: A137-2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 42 inches (107 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Orange
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Iridescent orange
Beard Color: Orange

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: X140-1: (Latin Lark x (Edna's Wish x Orangerie)) X X127-1: (S128-A: (Hush at Twilight x P115-A: ((Love Chant x Festive Skirt) x (Caramba x Pink Ember))) x U82-B: (Edna's Wish x Orangerie))
Child plants: one child plant

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2019-11-01
Location: Adelaide South Australia
Date: 2021-10-16

Date: 2017-11-12
Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: Spring 2014

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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