Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1980
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1980
Seedling Number: G 582-2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Full orchid
Beard Color: Lemon 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: B 715-5: (T 1439-1: (Crinkled Beauty x R 113-3) x Christmas Time) X B 875-1: (T 1439-1 x (Dream Time x T 1439-1))
Child plants: 5 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: May 2012
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Date: Spring 2011
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