Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Duane Meek
Year Of Registration: 1991
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1991
Seedling Number: 804-1-2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 30 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Green
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Citrine green
Beard Color: Mustard

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: (Solano x Song of Norway) X Blue Moustache
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2017-04-30
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Date: May 2015

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Date: 2018-05-24
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Date: June
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