Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 1981
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1981
Seedling Number: M9-2
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 25 inches (64 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Gold
Bloom Color Description: Antique gold standards, deepening to brown at midrib and base; deeper antique gold falls, chestnut brown around beard and on hafts
Beard Color: Mustard, tipped blue at outer end

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: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Real Coquette X Caramba
Child plants: one child plant

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  • Intermediate Bearded Iris
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Location: Oak Harbor WA
Date: May 18, 2023 5:38:09 PM
IB Tan Tingo
Location: Oak Harbor WA
Date: Mayn 15, 2023
IB 'Tan Tingo'

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