Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: O. D. Niswonger
Year Of Registration: 1983
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1984
Seedling Number: 36-79
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Yellow
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: White standards, slightly flushed yellow; yellow falls
Beard Color: White, tipped marigold
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1987

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: 2-72: (92-69: (Java Dove x ((Happy Birthday x Glittering Amber) x Marilyn C)) x Sunset Snows) X 18-77: (Coral Strand x Peach Spot)
Child plants: 12 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Iris Haven; Cedar City, Utah
Date: 2018-05-23
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