Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Darlene Pinegar
Year Of Registration: 2000
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2001
Seedling Number: SW-5-4-93-143C
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 33 inches (84 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Yellow
Bloom Color Description: Bright yellow standards; brown maroon falls, yellow veining and narrow edge, white by beard
Beard Color: Light yellow to dark yellow orange in throat
Style Arm Color: Bright yellow
Foliage: Purple Based
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet

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: Tanner X Soap Opera

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2021-05-09 
first bloom for this plant
Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2021-05-09 
Slight purple base foliage

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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