Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Mertzweiller
Year Of Registration: 1992
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1993
Seedling Number: 74-22
Classification: Louisiana
Registered Height: 34-36 inches (85-90 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Red
Yellow
Bloom Color Description: Red standards, narrow yellow edge; red falls, yellow sunburst blending to red, narrow yellow edge, yellow line signals
Style Arm Color: Intense yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1996
Award of Merit: 1998
Mary Swords Deballion Medal: 2000

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Flowers: Showy
Parentage: MacMillan yellow sdlg. X 60-87: (58-69: ((Bayou Sunset x Peggy Mac) x Upstart) x Belle Lou)
Child plants: 4 child plants

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Common names
  • Louisiana Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2017-04-30
Location: Tardiva garden
Date: 2009-0617
Location: Tardiva garden
Date: 2010-0607
Photo taken in late afternoon.
Location: Tardiva garden
Date: 2010-0606
Location: Tardiva garden
Date: 2012-0526
Very early bloom for this one!
Location: Tardiva garden
Date: 2010-0606
Location: Tardiva garden
Date: 2012-0526
Location: Tardiva garden
Date: 2009-0617

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