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Hybridizer: John Painter
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010
Seedling Number: J03-143A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36-38 inches (91-97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Gold
Violet
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Golden bronze standards, 3/8" topaz brown edge, brown veins from midrib to outer edges; gold falls overlaid by bronze wash, pencil thin brown edge, violet blaze at beards, brown veins radiating from beards toward outer edge
Beard Color: Marigold
Style Arm Color: Golden bronze
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2012
Award of Merit: 2014

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: Golden Panther X L99-5C: (Rustler x Hearthstone)
Child plants: 7 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Date: 2020-05-02

The 'joining of hands'.
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Date: 2021-04-20
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Date: 2019-06-07
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Date: 2020-05-15
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Date: May 2022
Location:  Will Rogers Park 
Date: 2016-04-08
 Spice trader
Location: Iowa
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2020-04-24
Surrounded by a beautiful back drop of mustard and Columbine.
Location: My garden
Date: 2020-05-15
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Date: 2023-06-01
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2020-04-23
Surrounded by a sea of red columbine blossoms that twinkle like r
Location: Southern California zone 10a
Date: April 12, 2016
Great color, but smaller than expected. Falls sl. less than 3 inc
Location: My zone 5 garden.
Date: 2021-05-17
after 2 seasons!
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2019-05-04
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Date: 2024-05-22
Location: My zone 5 garden.
Date: 2021-05-15
1st bloom.  There are tons of blooms - I cannot wait to see all o
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Date: 4/11/17
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Date: 2016-04-23
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Date: April 29, 2012
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Date: 2015-04-26
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Date: 2022-04-30
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Date: 2019-05-17
Location: my front yard
Date: 2021-05-20
Location: Coarsegold, California 
Date: 2020-04-21
Spice Trader 4-21-2020
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26
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Location: My garden, Watkins Glen, NY
Date: May 2022
Each flower is different!
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-04
Backlit by bright sunlight.
Location:  Will Rogers Park 
Date: 2016-04-08
Spice Trader
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Location: Keith Keppel's Garden
Date: 2015-05-13
Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2016-05-05
Location: Iowa
Date: 2012-05-04
Location: Iowa
Date: 2012-05-03
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2012-05-01
Location: Durango Colorado 
Date: 6-14-21
More intricate than expected
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-05-24
First year bloom.
Location: My garden
Date: 2020-04-26
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: April 29, 2012
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2024-04-08
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2024-04-08
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2012-05-01
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: April 29, 2012

Date: 2013-01-21
Photo courtesy of Napa Country Iris Garden
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26
Location: Iowa
Date: 2013-05-30
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