Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: S. Moldovan
Year Of Registration: 1969
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1973
Seedling Number: 69-9
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Gold
Bloom Color Description: Deep gold standards; brass gold falls
Beard Color: Gold
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1975

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: Royal Gold X 65-9: (Orange Chariot x Gypsy Jewels)
Child plants: 4 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Zone 6a, Pennsylvania
Date: 2017-05-19
Location: Zone 6a, Pennsylvania
Date: 2015-05-25

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