Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Chet Tompkins
Year Of Registration: 1987
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1987
Seedling Number: 79-68A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38-40 inches (97-102 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Description: White standards, flushed cream, icy green inner glow; smooth creamy lemon falls, lime yellow overtone
Beard Color: Lemon

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: (((Tinsel Town x Bayberry Candle) x reciprocal cross) x ((Radiant Bride x Bayberry Candle) x (Tinsel Town x Trudy))) X 69-79: sdlg. lines from Ice 'n' Lime, Pinnacle, yellow amoena sdlgs. x ((Tinsel Town x Bayberry Candle) x (Tinsel Town x Bayberry Candle))

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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