Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1976
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1976
Seedling Number: F 187-G
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Deep burnt sugar brown, finely etched deeper brown, orange texture veining
Beard Color: Deep brown to orange
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1979

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: B 533-2: (Wild Ginger x Taste of Honey) X Dutch Chocolate
Child plants: 6 child plants

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Location: Clymer,PA
Date: 2022-05-30
Location: Whitesboro, TX
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Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden

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