Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2010
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010
Seedling Number: N4A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 42 inches (107 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Very Late
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: White
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Debby Rairdon
Bloom Color Description: Medium dark yellow standards; pale yellow falls blending to medium yellow edge
Beard Color: Medium yellow, light yellow at end
Style Arm Color: Medium dark yellow
Fragrance: Slight
Musky
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2012
Award of Merit: 2014
John C. Wister Medal: 2017

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: Antiquity X L2A: (Arctic Express x J159B: (Prince of Pirates x Romantic Evening))
Child plants: 19 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Date: 2012-05-12
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Comments:
  • Posted by KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Mar 22, 2012 9:52 AM concerning plant:
    Gorgeous, not just another yellow iris. Vigorous grower here.
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