Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Marvin Davis
Year Of Registration: 2002
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2003
Seedling Number: H2-E30-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
White
Wine
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Veined brick red standards, midrib near-white; white falls with cream yellow center overlay, with overall maroon veining and dotting
Beard Color: Lemon yellow
Style Arm Color: Golden tan
Fragrance: Slight
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: 87-035-A: (Rancho Rose x Anna Belle Babson) X Spin Doctor
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Zone 7B
Date: 2019-05-01
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TB Iris Roadmap
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2018-10-13
TB Iris Roadmap
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Location: Southeast Indiana
Date: May
Tall bearded iris 'Roadmap'
Location: Indiana
Date: May 18, 2013
Roadmap tall bearded iris

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
Comments:
  • Posted by diggit (southeast Indiana - Zone 6a) on May 18, 2013 10:07 PM concerning plant:
    Does not seem to have the yellowish tint here in Indiana in my garden at least. Soil, maybe? Introduced by Rockytop Gardens.

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