Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Chet Tompkins
Year Of Registration: 1967
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1967
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Very Late
Flower Form: Fluted
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Gingerbread brown
Beard Color: Brown
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1968

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: Donnybrook X Brass Accents
Child plants: 9 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: June 2022
Location: Lucketts, Loudoun County, Virginia
Date: 2008-05-27
Photo by avmoran
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Location: Superstition Garden - Cathey's Valley CA
Date: 2017-05-07

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden

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