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Hybridizer: Robert Skaggs
Year Of Registration: 2012
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2014
Seedling Number: 727
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Violet
Flower Patterns: Dark Top
Bloom Color Description: Light bronze standards infused purple; light gold falls
Beard Color: Bold gold
Style Arm Color: Light bronze, purple infusions
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2016

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: 6 002: (Opposing Forces x Trade Secret) X 7 211: (Irish Gold x Opposing Forces)
Child plants: one child plant

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: my garden, Puget Sound area, WA
Date: 2019-05-23
Location: Schreiner's Garden
Date: 2017-05-22
Full sun, 91 degrees F 32.7 degrees C
Location: Schreiner's Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2015-05-14
Location: Mt. Pleasant Iris in WA
Date: 2015-05-15

Date: 2018-05-21
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2018-05-13
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2018-05-13
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-06-08
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm
Date: 2015-05-21
Location: Schreiner's Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2015-05-14
Uploaded by coboro
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Date: 04-27-2015
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Uploaded by coboro
Location: Mt. Pleasant Iris in WA
Date: 2015-05-15

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens, used with permission

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