Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: L. Miller
Year Of Registration: 1987
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1988
Seedling Number: 5884B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Wine
Flower Patterns: Variegata
Bloom Color Description: Butterscotch standards, heavily veined maroon; dark red black falls, rimmed pale butterscotch
Beard Color: Golden orange
Fragrance: Slight
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1990

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: Aztec Treasure X Gypsy Caravan
Child plants: 2 child plants

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