Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: R. Brown
Year Of Registration: 1959
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1960
Seedling Number: 54-372-9
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Yellow
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Greenish yellow
Beard Color: Yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1962

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: Taffy Wings X Pretty Quadroon
Child plants: 13 child plants

Image
Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2019-04-22
TB Iris Green Quest

Image from 1962 Eden Road catalog

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

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