Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Whiting
Year Of Registration: 1952
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1952
Seedling Number: 493
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Golden brown, falls slightly darker
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1953

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: Aurora Dawn X Campfire Glow

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Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2022-04-27

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