Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Bee Warburton
Year Of Registration: 1983
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1984
Seedling Number: 13Y-1
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 24 inches (64 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: White
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Debby Rairdon
Bloom Color Description: Yellow standards; ivory white falls in center, deeper yellow shoulders and edge
Beard Color: Bright orange
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1989

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Keppel 70-51A, recessive white: (April Melody x (((Irma Melrose x Tea Apron) x ((Full Circle x Rococo) x Tea Apron)) x April Melody)) X Soft Air

Common names
  • Intermediate Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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