Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: James Gibson by Cooley's Gardens
Year Of Registration: 1993
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1993
Seedling Number: 10-2A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Wine
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Violet standards infused amber yellow; white falls, violet burgundy plicata markings, lighter blending on edge, violet burgundy midrib
Beard Color: Bright yellow

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: 28-4I: (7-OB: (102-6E x Wild Ginger) x 32-2C: (Blueberry Trim x Smoke Rings)) X Broadway

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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