Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Dovie Brady
Year Of Registration: 1973
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1974
Seedling Number: B-BP-67-93
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 27 inches (69 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Variegata
Bloom Color Description: Golden yellow standards; maroon falls, golden yellow on reverse side extending to top as all around edge
Beard Color: Yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1976
Award of Merit: 1978
Knowlton Medal: 1981

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: (Bang x Plunder) X Extravaganza
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2016-03-19

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Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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