Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Donald Boen
Year Of Registration: 1979
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1980
Seedling Number: 74B3-78A
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 23 inches (58 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: White
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Debby Rairdon
Bloom Color Description: Aureolin yellow standards, edged lighter; pure white falls, narrow pale yellow band around edge, deeper yellow hafts
Beard Color: White, orange yellow in throat
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1984

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: Gala Madrid X ((Marinka x 7A5-9B) x (Zing x Easter Holiday))
Child plants: one child plant

Common names
  • Intermediate Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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