Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ben Hager, deceased, by Cooley's Gardens
Year Of Registration: 2002
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2002
Seedling Number: T6479Wh/YAm
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: White
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Amoena
Bloom Color Description: White standards, slight yellow midrib infusion; yellow falls, edges blended lighter
Beard Color: Yellow orange
Style Arm Color: White

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: Wings of Gold X RE5729TYAm: (RE5215YAmOrBds: (RE4640CrYHft: (T4255YHfts: ((Dream Affair x (Ice Sculpture x Liz)) x ((sdlg x Glacier Gold) x Vernal Falls)) x Gold Burst) x Coral Chalice) x T4609TYAm: (T3668PlYAm: (inv. White Lightning, Java Dove, Pinnacle, Palomino) x T4128YAM: (T3673Lm: (Dream Affair x T3196Cr: (Ice Sculpture x Liz)) x T3627YOrBds: (SD2173A: (((Dale Dennis x Bloomin' Love) x Knotty Pine) x Knick-Knack) x unknown) x self))))
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-06
Uploaded by KentPfeiffer
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-05-28
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-17
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-02
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-06

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Panama Illinois
Date: 2023-05-22
Comments:
  • Posted by KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Mar 23, 2012 11:45 AM concerning plant:
    This is a vigorous iris and reliable bloomer, but the substance of the flowers is a little weak IMO.

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