Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Robert Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1957
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1957
Seedling Number: L 721-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Variegata
Bloom Color Description: Smooth cream standards; rose falls, magenta cast
Foliage: Purple Based
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1957

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: (Maytime x Extravaganza) X ((Pink Reflection x Majenica) x Pinnacle)
Child plants: 42 child plants

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Location: Switzerland, Merian Gardens Basel
Date: 2017-05-20
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early morning
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Date: 20230525
early morning
Location: Back yard
Date: 2017-05-22
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Date: 2019-05-17
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Date: 2019-05-17
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Date: 2017-05-22

Photo courtesy of Williamson Farm Flowers
Location: Back yard
Date: 2015-05-17
Heirloom to my grandmother from Rosalie Figge
Location: filbert bed
Date: 2018-05-22
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Location: filbert bed
Date: 2018-05-22
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Location: filbert bed
Date: 2018-05-22
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Location: filbert bed
Date: 2018-05-22
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Date: 2015-03-12
Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

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