Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 1988
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1990
Seedling Number: U69-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Description: Tan beige apricot standards, flushed violet at midrib; light plum violet falls
Beard Color: Tangerine

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: Street Dancer X (Nefertiti x Keppel 77-111Q, Gigolo sibling)
Child plants: 5 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2023-05-26
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2002-11-25
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Date: 2005-08-12
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Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2016-05-26

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