Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: W. R. Dykes
Year Of Registration: 1926
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1926
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Broken

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
Child plants: 114 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: my garden
Date: 2016-04-21
Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2021-05-09

Date: c. 1935
illustration from the 1935 catalog, Quality Gardens, Freeport, Il

Date: c. 1935
illustration from the 1935 catalog, Quality Gardens, Freeport, Il
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Location: My garden
Date: 2016-04-30

Photo courtesy of Iris City Gardens

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
Location: my garden
Date: 2016-04-20
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