Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Chet Tompkins
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1989
Seedling Number: 84-177A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Bloom Color Description: Bright fuchsia red standards, flushed chocolate red and brown; darker fuchsia falls, magenta blended blue lavender, chocolate red and copper tints
Beard Color: Dark mustard, tipped brown

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: (Masada x Post Time) X (Time Lord x Masada)
Child plants: 3 child plants

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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