Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Mary Dunn
Year Of Registration: 1995
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1998
Seedling Number: M989-D
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Violet
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Light green gold standards; blue violet falls, tiny light edge
Beard Color: Brown to bronze
Style Arm Color: Light green gold

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: Edith Wolford X Colorbration

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Uploaded by tveguy3
Location: Richlands, NC
Date: 2022-04-20
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18
Uploaded by Lbsmitty
Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2017-06-02
Location: Jones OK,
Date: May 2015
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Uploaded by tveguy3
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18
Uploaded by tveguy3
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18

Photo courtesy of Sutton's Iris Gardens
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: 2018-06-08

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

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