Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1989
Seedling Number: S 659-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Description: Pinkish tan standards; deep rose violet falls, edged pinkish tan, white center stripe
Beard Color: Orange
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1991

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: M 768-A: (H 755-A: (D 399-A x Launching Pad) x Bright Life) X M 755-1: (Something Else x J 571-A: (G 1212-A x Gold Trimmings))
Child plants: 20 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Photo by starwoman
Location: Warfordsburg, PA
Date: 2012-05-13
Location: Home garden
Date: 2015-05-26
Photo by tveguy3

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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Location: Weiser, ID
Date: 2015 season

Date: 2003-05-14
Photo courtesy of Napa Country Iris Garden
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