Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Sterling Innerst
Year Of Registration: 1998
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1998
Seedling Number: 3911-5
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Gold
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Medium brown
Beard Color: Golden brown
Fragrance: Slight
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2001

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: 2116-1: (Coffee House x 1016-2: (Dutch Chocolate x Conversation Piece)) X 3277-1: (Glazed Gold x Catalyst)

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Home garden
Date: 2015-04-20
Location: Durham, NC
Date: May, 2015
Location: Durham, NC
Date: May, 2015
Location: Indiana
Date: May
Tall bearded iris 'Buffer Zone'
Uploaded by Lestv
Location: Home garden
Date: 2015-04-17

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
Uploaded by Misawa77

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