Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Bernard Hamner
Year Of Registration: 1982
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1982
Seedling Number: 77-030
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Rebloom
Rebloom by Zone: Known To Rebloom Zone 8: 10° to 20°
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Bronze standards; yellow falls stitched red bronze, 1/2" bronze border
Beard Color: Mustard
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1984

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: Sketch Me X Shaft of Gold
Child plants: 9 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Date: 2015-03-12
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