Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: C. Wyatt
Year Of Registration: 1974
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1977
Seedling Number: W-59-72
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 30 inches (76 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Rebloom
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Yellow
Bloom Color Description: Yellow
Beard Color: Yellow
Foliage: Purple Based
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1980

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: Leora Kate X Double Indemnity
Child plants: 10 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Van Buren, MO
Date: 2017-08-30
Rebloomer - missed the Spring and bloomed at the end of August in
Location: Van Buren, MO
Date: 2017-10-06
Reblooming Oct. 6, 2017, zone 6
Location: Van Buren, MO
Date: 2017-09-30
2nd rhizome to rebloom - 2 flower stalks on a single rhizome
Location: Van Buren, MO
Date: 2017-10-09
Rebloom continues Oct. 9, 2017, zone 6
Photo by crowrita1

Date: 2015-02-13
Location: Schreiner's Garden
Date: 2011-05-20
Location: Pleasants Valley Iris Farm, Vacaville CA
Date: 2011-05-17
Photo courtesy of Pleasants Valley Iris Farm, www.irisfarmer.com

Date: 2015-02-13

Date: 2015-02-13

Date: 2015-02-13

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
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