Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Sterling Innerst
Year Of Registration: 1985
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1986
Seedling Number: 2298-10
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 26 inches (66 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Cream
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Mid yellow standards; cream falls, edged brown
Beard Color: Bronze
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1988

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: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Hee Haw X 1654-20: (Spinning Wheel x Flamenco)

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