Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Chet Tompkins
Year Of Registration: 1997
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1997
Seedling Number: 93-43
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 39 inches (99 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Late
Very Late
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Silver/Grey
Wine
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Standards blended empire and baryta yellow, silver cream, giving smoky silver effect; style arms silver smoke shot claret; falls blended claret and russet brown giving smooth brownish black effect
Beard Color: Dark brown, mustard base
Style Arm Color: Silver smoke shot claret

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: (((Licorice Stick x Tinsel Town) x (Licorice Stick x Ovation)) x (Cimbay x (River Hawk x (Stepping Out x Tinsel Town)))) X (((Silver Peak x Envoy) x (Licorice Stick x Tinsel Town)) x (Cimbay x ((Dawn Crest x S8-38) x (Mary Randall x Golden Chance))))

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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