Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: James Gibson
Year Of Registration: 1969
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1969
Seedling Number: 66-2PE
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 18 inches (46 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Orange tan standards; white falls, orange tan markings
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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: 47-OP: (Wild Ginger x Henna Stitches) X 35-OPA: (Wild Ginger x 51-5B)

Common names
  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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