Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 1993
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1993
Seedling Number: Z81-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Wine
Bloom Color Description: Golden butterscotch standards; butterscotch falls, red infusion halfway down
Beard Color: Mustard yellow
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 9b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Swain X (Mountain Melody x Polished Amber)
Child plants: 33 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2018-05-15
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2018-05-15
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2017-05-14
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2020-04-06
Location: in my garden
Date: 2017-04-19
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-05-25
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Schreiner's Garden
Date: 2011-05-20
Photo by MShadow

Date: 2019-11-04
Location: Schreiner's Garden
Date: 2011-05-20
Location: Vacaville, CA
Date: 2011-04-25
Photo courtesy of Pleasants Valley Iris Farm, www.irisfarmer.com
Photo by redheadclan
Photo by Calif_Sue

Date: 2012-05-04
Photo by Misawa77

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
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