Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Lilly Gartman
Year Of Registration: 1990
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1994
Seedling Number: 85-24A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Orange
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Tangerine orange standards, deeper pink flush; tangerine orange falls
Beard Color: Orange red
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1998

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
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Smooth Talk X 82-2A: (Preface x Lady Friend)
Child plants: one child plant

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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