Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: R. E. Nichol, deceased, by Jean Nichol
Year Of Registration: 2002
Seedling Number: S269-16
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Yellow
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Pale yellow standard; lemon falls, deeper yellow edge, throat deep yellow
Beard Color: Deep yellow
Style Arm Color: Dark yellow
Fragrance: Slight

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: M133-4: (Elizabeth Poldark x Loveday) X N172-4: (G19-3: (Mary Frances x Paradise) x E-29: (Luscious Lemon x Starring Role))

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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