Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Richard Ernst
Year Of Registration: 1987
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1987
Seedling Number: A138-3
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Fluted
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Variegata
Bloom Color Description: Golden yellow standards; brick red falls
Beard Color: Golden 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: Flash Fire X Taco Belle
Child plants: 5 child plants

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Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-27
Photo by MargieNY

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
Photo by KentPfeiffer
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2008-05-30

Photo courtesy of Iris City Gardens
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-27

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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