Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Jim & Vicki Craig
Year Of Registration: 1999
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1999
Seedling Number: 43Z68
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 27 inches (68 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Wine
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Rosy beige standards; rich magenta falls, lighter haft marking
Beard Color: Old gold
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2003

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: 9V35: ((22L8: (Star Child x W2j2) x (Star Child x 6H1: (Sacred Mountain x I. aphylla "Werckmeister"))) x ((Odyssey x I. aphylla "Werckmeister") x (Chapeau x 6H1))) X 37X10: (Payoff x C31Tt6: (10R23: (13L1: (Light Fantastic x "Aphylla Van Nes") x 9M9: ((En Route x Maroon Caper) x Whole Cloth)) X 6R10: ((Odyssey x Maroon Caper) x (Chapeau x (Sacred Mountain x aphylla "Werckmeister")))))

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  • Border Bearded Iris
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