Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: William Maryott
Year Of Registration: 1994
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1994
Seedling Number: S187A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Sunfast copper
Beard Color: Yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1997

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: M154A: (J5-SMOOTH: (Ghio 80-#5, unknown, x G208A: (Ghio 76-175: (72-92R: ((Ponderosa x Debby Rairdon) x (Show Time x San Leandro)) x 72-88R: ((Ponderosa x New Moon) x Aloha)) x Ghio 76-257X: (Entourage x Homecoming Queen))) x Lady Friend) X L120C: (F89B: (Seeing Red x Maroon Bells) x J61BST: (F89B x G144A: ((Malaysia x San Jose) x Ghio 76-241P: (((Sorcerer's Apprentice x Sea of Stars) x ((((Commentary x Claudia Rene) x Claudia Rene) x Ponderosa) x (Ponderosa x New Moon))) x Homecoming Queen))))

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