Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 1999
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1999
Seedling Number: C17A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Bright yellow gold, greenish tone around beards, inconspicuous whitish veins
Beard Color: Bright gold orange
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2001
Award of Merit: 2004

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: Good Show X Goldkist
Child plants: 9 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2017-05-20
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Date: 2017-05-19
Location: Schreiner's Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2015-05-14
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Date: june
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