Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Bernice Miller by Richard Richards
Year Of Registration: 1999
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2000
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Rebloom
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Bloom Color Description: Garnet, inconspicuous markings on brown hafts
Beard Color: Bronze yellow
Style Arm Color: Greyed orange, oxblood midrib

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: Parentage unknown

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Sacramento, CA
Date: 11-9-2018
Bernice's Legacy - TB by SGiguere
Location: Ramona, CA
Date: 2023-04-17
Location: Southern Colorado
Location: Lancaster, CA
Date: Spring 2017

Date: 2021-05-22

Photo courtesy of Iris Sisters Farm, used with permission

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

Date: 2007-06-01
Image courtesy of Blue J Iris
Plant Events from our members
gardenglassgems On August 24, 2022 Transplanted
From pot to Flower Garden Bed 4.
gardenglassgems On June 13, 2022 Potted up
Dug up and potted for relocation.
gardenglassgems On May 22, 2021 Bloomed
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