Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Sterling Innerst
Year Of Registration: 1986
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1987
Seedling Number: 2399-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Rebloom
Rebloom by Zone: Known To Rebloom Zone 5: -20° to -10°
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
White
Wine
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Burgundy standards; white falls, washed yellow, burgundy edge
Beard Color: Bronze, tipped yellow
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy

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: 1654-20: (Spinning Wheel x Flamenco) X 1980-1: ((Colortart x Caramba) x Burgundy Brown)
Child plants: 6 child plants

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