Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: D. C. Anderson
Year Of Registration: 1977
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1981
Seedling Number: DA-RA-6
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 29 inches (74 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Fluted
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Wine
Bloom Color Description: Golden yellow, red brown wash and golden yellow edge on falls
Beard Color: Orange
Foliage: Purple Based
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1983
Award of Merit: 1985

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: Radiant Apogee X West Coast
Child plants: 55 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2023-05-12
Very bright blooms.
Location: Home
Location: my yard
Date: 1980-01-01
Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2022-05-22
Very bright blooms
Location: Mountain View, Arkansas
Date: April 22, 2024
She brightens my world.
Location: my yard
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2019-04-18
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2002-11-03
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Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-05-25
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2015-05-24

Date: 2012-05-12
Location: north central Texas
Date: 2004-04-26
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: 2023-06-07
Location: Poilly-Lez-Gien France
"Photo courtesy of Cayeux Iris. Used with permission."
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2004-08-29
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Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
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Date: 2012-05-12
Location: Salt Lake City, Utah
Date: 2011-05-21
A Utah Iris at a Utah Show

Date: 2013-05-25

Photo Courtesy of Te Sligte Gardens. Used with Permission
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