Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: D. L. Shepard
Year Of Registration: 1998
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1998
Seedling Number: 95055-8901
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 42 inches (107 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Gold
Violet
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Sandy red standards heavily overlaid violet; rich violet falls, sandy red rim, gold shoulders
Beard Color: Orange gold, heavily ruffled flounce
Space Age Beard Appendages: Flounces
Style Arm Color: Sandy red violet

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: Battle Star X Howdy Do
Child plants: one child plant

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Date: 2015-02-13
Location: Weiser, ID
Date: 2015 season

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Date: 2015-02-13

Date: 2015-02-13

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