Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Gatty
Year Of Registration: 1987
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1988
Seedling Number: N26-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Wine
Flower Patterns: Variegata
Bloom Color Description: Colonial yellow standards; velvety red zanzibar falls
Beard Color: Mustard
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Musky
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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: K43-1A: ((D32-3: ((Gala Madrid x War Lord) x Molten Embers) x Dark Ritual) x Show Biz) X K41-1: (Show Biz x Villain)
Child plants: 5 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2018-04-17
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2017-04-18
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2017-04-18
First-ever bloom is bug chewed, but I love the colors. :-)
Location: New Zealand
Location: My garden in SE PA
Date: 2009-05-22
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