Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 1993
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1996
Seedling Number: A106-4
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
White
Flower Patterns: Amoena
Bloom Color Description: White standards; gold falls
Beard Color: Mustard
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1998
Award of Merit: 2000

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
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: (((Inca Queen x (Tranquil Star x (Love Chant x Festive Skirt))) x Amber Snow) x ((Alpine Journey x Beachgirl) x ((Beachgirl x (Tranquil Star x Coral Strand)) x (Persian Smoke x Chimbolam)))) X Chocolate Vanilla
Child plants: 146 child plants

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I love this Iris -- it can be seen a block away!!
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Date: 2014-06-03
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Date: 2014-04-10
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Location: Coastal Georgia Botanical Garden (The Bamboo Farm), Savannah, Georgia, USA
Date: 2014-04-10
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Date: 2022-10-15
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Date: 2002-11-01
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Location: Western Kentucky
Date: April 2012

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