Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Donald Spoon
Year Of Registration: 2011
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2011
Seedling Number: 2004-197RE
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 20 inches (51 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Rebloom
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Orchid
Bloom Color Description: Light tan yellow standards, lavender midribs; lavender falls, darker in center, lighter around beards, darker veins, amber hafts and shoulders, darker lavender hairline edge
Beard Color: White base, hairs tipped yellow orange at end, orange in middle, deeper orange in throat
Style Arm Color: Light yellow, lavender midribs
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Cobra's Eye X Love Goes On

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Common names
  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2019-10-08
Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
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Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2016-04-11
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2016-04-15
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2016-04-11
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2016-04-11

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