Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Tom Craig
Year Of Registration: 1951
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1951
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 44 inches (112 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Luminata
Bloom Color Description: Golden, violet and orchid collar of striations radiating downward from throat

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: City of Lincoln X ((Tiffany x Los Angeles) x (Tiffany x Madame Louis Aureau))
Child plants: 4 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2023-04-27

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