Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: LeRoy Meininger
Year Of Registration: 1998
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1998
Seedling Number: 91-TwTh-91
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (107 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Lavender
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Light yellow standards, edged darker, lemon yellow falls, darker border, lavender veining
Beard Color: Orange yellow, 1/2" lavender horn tipped yellow
Space Age Beard Appendages: Horns
Style Arm Color: Lemon yellow, edges and midrib deeper

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: Matinee Idol X Twice Thrilling
Child plants: 14 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: San Diego, CA
Date: 2020-04-19
flowering in my garden, first time bloomer and not a huge plant e
Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2022-05-31
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: 2020-04-18
flowering in my garden
Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2022-05-31
Location: Goldthwaite, TX
Date: 2012-04-12
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2016-04-28
Location: springfield MO
Date: 2015-05-09
Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Location: Yorkville, IL
Location: southern Oregon
Date: 2012-05-16
Location: springfield MO
Date: 2015-05-07
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
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Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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Uploaded by Calif_Sue
Location: San Diego, CA
Date: 2018-05-05
taken at 2018 San Diego iris show
Location: Goldthwaite, TX
Date: 2012-04-12

Date: 2012-04-26
Uploaded by irisloverdee

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

Date: 2012-04-26
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