Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Larry Lauer
Year Of Registration: 2003
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2003
Seedling Number: 657-1R
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 39 inches (99 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Rebloom
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Mimosa yellow standards; mineral violet falls, yellow ochre rim
Beard Color: Yellow to orange in throat, violet at end
Fragrance: Pronounced
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: 91-143-1R: (87-48-3: (Edith Wolford x Breakers) x Mother Earth) X 91-204-22: (86-12, unknown, x 88-79: (Adventuress x Summer Magic))

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  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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