Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Gene Gaddie
Year Of Registration: 1981
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1984
Seedling Number: 52-4
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 39 inches (99 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Gold
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Rich brown standards, violet red blush toward edge; rich brown falls, bright golden yellow underglow, golden glow at hafts
Beard Color: Gold to orange
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1986

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: Peach Float X Butterscotch Trim
Child plants: 36 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Mount Enterprise, Texas
Date: 2024-04-18
Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-04-04

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-04-04
Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-04-13

Photo courtesy of Williamson Farm Flowers

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Date: 2015-03-12
Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-04-13
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