Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Duane Meek
Year Of Registration: 1999
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1999
Seedling Number: 6-1-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Wine
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Apricot standards; apricot falls, burgundy streaks from beard in ray pattern, dotting between streaks
Beard Color: White base, hairs tipped coral

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: Gigolo X (Queen in Calico x Mountain Melody)

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 25, 2006
In My 2006 Iris Gardens. From My Old Photo Collection

Date: 2017-11-12

Date: 2017-11-12

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

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