Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Donald Spoon
Year Of Registration: 2011
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2012
Seedling Number: 2003-118Z
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Variegata
Bloom Color Description: Bright yellow standards, darker at base; bright blood red falls streaked cardinal red and red purple, lighter blood red on under surface, maroon veins at hafts, light yellow sunburst around beards
Beard Color: Solid orange
Style Arm Color: Deeper yellow at midribs, old gold edges, white stigmatic lips
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 9b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: 2000-168A: (Dreaming Rainbows x 97-78A: (92-123A: (Son of Dreams x Clear Day) x Condottierre)) X Starring

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Michigan-my garden
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: Spring 2021

Photo courtesy of Winterberry Iris Gardens

Image courtesy of Winterberry Iris Gardens

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