Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Tom Burseen
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1990
Seedling Number: 6-128a
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
White
Wine
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Tan standards, blended reddish maroon; white falls, heavy reddish maroon washed edge
Beard Color: Mustard
Fragrance: Spicy

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: 4-72a: (Summer Sunshine x Joy Ride) X 4-212c: (Ruffled Queen x Rio de Oro)
Child plants: 5 child plants

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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