Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Lynn Markham
Year Of Registration: 2002
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2003
Seedling Number: 95-7C2
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 25 inches (64 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Late
Very Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Flared
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Gold
Violet
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Strong reddish violet standards, darker texture veining, lighter edge infused gold; reddish violet falls, deeper violet flash below beard, gold brown cheeks, hafts gold brushed warm brown
Beard Color: Cadmium orange
Style Arm Color: Gold infused reddish violet, crests matching standards
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Twilight Blaze X Simmer
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: grannysgarden
Date: 2014-05-04

Date: 2015-04-30

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