Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: James Gibson
Year Of Registration: 1958
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1959
Seedling Number: 32-3D
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 20 inches (51 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Yellow
Flower Patterns: Glaciata
Bloom Color Description: Lemon yellow, white patch on falls
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1961

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Taholah sdlg. 26-9A

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  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Finksburg, MD. My garden
Date: 2023-05-10

Date: 2012-05-26
Comments:
  • Posted by KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Feb 27, 2015 9:48 PM concerning plant:
    Originally registered as an Intermediate Bearded Iris, since reclassified as a Border Bearded Iris.

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