Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Chet Tompkins
Year Of Registration: 1977
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1977
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
White
Bloom Color Description: Dandelion gold over satiny white standards; satiny white falls, hafts solidly brushed dandelion gold, solid gold edge
Beard Color: Gold
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1979

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: From long line of sdlgs. inv. Tinsel Town, Maudie Marie, Charmaine, Pink Pussycat
Child plants: 11 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: BC
Date: 2017-05-31
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