Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2010
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010
Seedling Number: M101AA
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 41 inches (104 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Magenta
Purple
Wine
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Bright medium gold standards; wide mahogany falls, amber hafts becoming darker plum bands around lower 1/2, fuchsia center wedge
Beard Color: Dark old gold
Style Arm Color: Medium gold
Fragrance: Slight
Musky
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2014

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: J226A: (Hager sdlg: (Melba Hamblen x Mother Earth) x Goldkist) X End of Summer
Child plants: 11 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-03
First year bloom.
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: 2018-06-01
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: May 2016
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2020-04-10
Location: Concord, MA
Date: 2016-06-09
Location: Richlands, NC
Date: 2022-04-25
Location: Concord, MA
Date: 2016-06-08
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: May 29, 2017
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: Spring 2021
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2018-04-21
Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2016-05-05
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-05
First year bloom.
Location: Mid America Gardens
Date: 2012-06-02
Location: Elk Grove, CA
Date: 4/2/17
Location: Mid America Gardens
Date: 2012-06-04

Photo courtesy of Iris Sisters Farm, used with permission
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-05
First year bloom.
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-19
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-19
Location: Wilhoit, AZ
Date: 2023

Date: 2013-01-20
Photo courtesy of Napa Country Iris Garden

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens

Photo courtesy of Mid-America Garden
Location: Wilhoit, AZ
Date: 2023
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chelle On July 26, 2015 Potted up
ILD before compost sale - bonus
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First year bloom.
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