Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: C. Boswell
Year Of Registration: 1986
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1987
Seedling Number: 84-80-2I
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 22 inches (56 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Variegata
Bloom Color Description: Bright yellow standards; darker yellow falls, veined brown 2/3 way down, inner white band, 1/4" yellow band at edge
Beard Color: Yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1989

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Pagan Butterfly X (Prosperity x Under Gleam)

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Common names
  • Intermediate Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My garden in Northwest Arkansas
Date: 2015-04-25
First bloom

Photo courtesy of Williamson Farm Flowers

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

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