Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Richard Ernst
Year Of Registration: 1998
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1998
Seedling Number: KF125-M
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: White
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Lemon yellow standards; white falls, lemon yellow markings
Beard Color: Lemon yellow, white at end
Style Arm Color: Lemon yellow

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
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: F125 series: (Edna's Wish x Wild Jasmine) X (Edna's Wish x Wild Jasmine)

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  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2021-05-23

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