Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 2014
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2014
Seedling Number: V53-2
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 21.5 inches (55 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Yellow
Bloom Color Description: Lemon yellow standards; lemon yellow falls, huge golden yellow blaze 2/3 way down petals
Beard Color: Golden orange, outer 1/4" lavender
Fragrance: Sweet

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Keppel 05-46D: (Minor League x Uppity) X Adoree

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Common names
  • Intermediate Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2019-05-07
Location: Burleson TX 
Date: 2020

Date: 2017-10-29
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2018-05-03
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.

Date: 2018-10-21
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2018-05-06
Location: Washington 8b
Date: 2018-05-06
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Short bloom stalk with only a few blooms.
Australis On February 15, 2023 Transplanted
Planted in the front garden.
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Purchased from Riverina Iris Farm.
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