Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Rudolph Kleinsorge
Year Of Registration: 1941
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1941
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Gold
Wine
Flower Patterns: Blend
Foliage: Purple Based
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1943
Award of Merit: 1944

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
Parentage: Treasure Island X Far West
Child plants: 24 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2023-05-23
Location: Switzerland, Merian Gardens Basel
Date: 2017-05-20
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2015-05-13
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2015-05-08
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: Spring 2021
Uploaded by MargieNY
Uploaded by MargieNY
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2015-05-04

Date: c. 1950
illustration from the 1950 catalog, Cooley's Gardens, Silverton,
Uploaded by MargieNY

Date: c. 1942
illustration from the 1942 catalog, Cooley's Gardens, Silverton,
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