Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: William Maryott
Year Of Registration: 1994
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1994
Seedling Number: L172D
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34-36 inches (86-91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Rebloom
Rebloom by Zone: Known To Rebloom Zone 6:-10° to 0°
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Wine
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Flesh to light beige standards, slight maroon at midrib; medium red maroon 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: H92B: (F154D: ((Latin Lover x Victorian Days) x Keppel 74-32E: ((Roundup x (66-56F: (Amigo's Guitar x (Rippling Waters x Gypsy Lullaby)) x Barcelona)) x Osage Buff)) x E31D: ((Dream Fantasy x Pink Sleigh) x Heather Blush)) X Cameo Wine
Child plants: 13 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Sussex, UK
Date: late May 2019

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

Photo courtesy of Pleasants Valley Iris Farm

Photo courtesy of Comanche Acres Iris Garden
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