Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Tom Burseen
Year Of Registration: 1990
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1991
Seedling Number: 4-135S
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Bright yellow standards; burgundy red falls washed over creamy yellow ground
Beard Color: Yellow

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: Theatre X Fiji Dancer
Child plants: one child plant

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