Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: David Miller
Year Of Registration: 1990
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1991
Seedling Number: DM 84-2A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Orange
Peach
Pink
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Creamy orange standards; orange falls blended yellow, slight pink tones
Beard Color: Red
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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Beverly Sills X Sun Fire
Child plants: one child plant

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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