Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Gatty
Year Of Registration: 1986
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1987
Seedling Number: N27-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Yellow
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Near chrome lemon standards; deeper lemon falls
Beard Color: Sunflower to cadmium yellow
Fragrance: Slight
Musky
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1989

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: K52-1: (((Princess x Grand Waltz) x (Princess X Pink Sleigh)) x (Playgirl x (May Dancer x Princess))) X Catalyst
Child plants: 10 child plants

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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