Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Mabel Framke
Year Of Registration: 1986
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1986
Seedling Number: 85-111
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Very Late
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Green
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Brass, green and copper brown standards; deeper brass, green and copper brown falls, blue blaze
Beard Color: Brown
Fragrance: Spicy

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: ((Emerald Echo x Christmas Time) x Cosmopolitan) X (Stately Mansions x ((Royal Gold x Ovation) x (Gypsy Prince x Starburst)))

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