Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Howard Bushnell
Year Of Registration: 1999
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2000
Seedling Number: 90-0-2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36-38 inches (91-97 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Flower Form: Fluted
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: White
Yellow
Bloom Color Description: Lemon yellow, falls fading to white around beards
Beard Color: Fire engine red orange
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 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: 86-LL: (Lighted Within x Christmas Time) X 86-AA6n: (Christmas Time x Flaming Victory)
Child plants: 5 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Sussex, UK
Date: early June 2019
Lovely ruffled and fluted iris - bright and cheerful beards, a gr
Location: Chailey Iris Garden, Sussex, UK
Date: early June 2021

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Glenara Gardens
Date: 2016-05-27
AIS 2016 Convention Garden Tour
Uploaded by avmoran

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Glenara Gardens
Date: 2016-05-27
AIS 2016 Convention Garden Tour

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
Location: Poilly-Lez-Gien France
"Photo courtesy of Cayeux Iris. Used with permission."

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