Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Katie Carstensen
Year Of Registration: 1962
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1963
Seedling Number: C-1-62
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Wine
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Maroon standards; buff falls with wide maroon stripes

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: By Line X Defiance

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Date: 2015-05-10
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Date: 2004-04-21
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Date: 2017-05-23
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Date: 2017-05-07
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Date: 2021-05-04
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Location: Enid, Oklahoma
Date: 2014-05-09
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Date: 2015-02-18
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