Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Duane Meek
Year Of Registration: 1977
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1978
Seedling Number: G50-1-3
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
Yellow
Bloom Color Description: Lemon yellow standards; cream falls, 3/4" lemon yellow border
Beard Color: Lemon
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1980
Award of Merit: 1982

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: Cream Taffeta X Pistachio
Child plants: 9 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Kairanga, New Zealand
Date: 2022-11-12
First bloom

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
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Cobs On November 12, 2022 Bloomed
First flowering - Nov 22
Cobs On March 19, 2022 Obtained plant
Purchased from Meadowland Irises - planted 19/3/22
Big garden behind Box plant - near Canna, opposite Sturmer patch
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