Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: George Sutton
Year Of Registration: 2002
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2003
Seedling Number: K-24
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Rebloom
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Gold
Wine
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Blended burgundy, gold and brown standards; old gold falls, brown veining, brown marginal ring widening from 1/8" at haft to 3/4" at distal end
Beard Color: Gold, tipped bronze
Style Arm Color: Blended burgundy, gold and brown
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: Pure as Gold X G-36: (Orange Popsicle x Bonus Mama)
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Back yard, East facing, Zone 6b
Date: May 2019
Location: Back yard, East facing, Zone 6b
Date: May 2019
Location: West Central Tx 
Date: 2022-04-20
Location: Elk Grove, CA
Date: 12 2016

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