Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Gatty
Year Of Registration: 1985
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1986
Seedling Number: L63-2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Yellow
Flower Patterns: Reverse Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Light lemon yellow, deeper hafts and paler in center of falls
Beard Color: Yellow
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
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 9b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: H26-1: ((Princess x Pink Sleigh) x Bonbon) X J49-3: (Dream Affair x Sun City)
Child plants: 6 child plants

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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