Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: J. T. Aitken
Year Of Registration: 1991
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1991
Seedling Number: 85M61
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Bloom Color Description: Intense yellow gold, 1/4" deeper gold edge on falls
Beard Color: Yellow orange
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1994

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: Brown Lasso X Maid of Orange
Child plants: 16 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Mt. Pleasant Iris in WA
Date: 2015-05-15
Location: Mt. Pleasant Iris in WA
Date: 2015-05-15

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