Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Jack Boushay
Year Of Registration: 1980
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1980
Seedling Number: 74-BB-1
Classification: Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB)
Registered Height: 18 inches (46 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Flower Form: Tailored
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Smooth red brown standards; darker red brown falls
Beard Color: Yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1984

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: New Idea X Jolly Fellow

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Location: Southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-24
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piksihk On May 13, 2020 Miscellaneous Event
Gave to Thelma
piksihk On August 8, 2017 Obtained plant
2 rhiz. MTB copper/br bitone
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