Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Tom Magee
Year Of Registration: 1995
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1996
Seedling Number: 8713A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Fluted
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Light tan standards; buff falls, mulberry plicata halo darker at hafts, white area striped mulberry surrounding beard
Beard Color: Russet orange
Style Arm Color: Darker tan with mulberry strip
Fragrance: Slight
Musky
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1998

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: Gigolo X Acoma
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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