Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Lloyd Zurbrigg
Year Of Registration: 1976
Seedling Number: L 50 Debby
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Description: White standards, flushed golden tan on outside, especially at midrib; white falls, narrow golden tan border
Beard Color: Golden tan

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: ((Avis x 65-32AM: ((52-40A x Blue Surprise) x Autumn Sensation)) x O My Goodness) X ((Commentary x Purple Duet) x O My Goodness)

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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