Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: N. Sexton by P. Black
Year Of Registration: 1988
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1989
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Gold
Bloom Color Description: Yellow gold standards; yellow gold falls around beards, yellow gold veins extending out into heavily sanded reddish rust overlay, yellow gold edge
Beard Color: Bright yellow
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
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: Parentage unknown
Child plants: 4 child plants

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