Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Larry Lauer
Year Of Registration: 1997
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1997
Seedling Number: 91-195
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Violet
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Yellow standards; purple falls, edged brown, shoulders yellow
Beard Color: Mustard
Style Arm Color: Yellow
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1999

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: (Edith Wolford x Ragtime) X ((Edith Wolford x Ragtime) x M. Dunn M78-657: (Songster x Mystique))
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Richlands, NC
Date: 2022-04-15
Photo by iciris
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2019-04-26
Location: in my garden
Date: 2017-05-06
Location: Nocona,Texas zn.7 My gardens
Date: Spring 2018
My Gardens in N.Texas
Location: Home
Date: 2017-05-10
Location: in my garden
Date: 2017-05-06
Location: in my garden
Date: 2017-05-06
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-05
First year bloom. In bright sun.
Photo by Betja
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2018-05-15
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Vacaville, CA
Date: April, 2011
Photo courtesy of Pleasants Valley Iris Farm, www.irisfarmer.com
Location: My garden
Date: 2016-05-04
Location: Pfister display beds on the UN-L campus in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Date: 2013-05-23

Photo courtesy of Williamson Farm Flowers

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
Location: Central Texas 76844
Date: April 2008
Photo by Calif_Sue
Location: My Garden - Delphi, Indiana
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