Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Dorothy Palmer
Year Of Registration: 1978
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1979
Seedling Number: 6274N
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Orchid
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Buff, lavender and yellow, tiny rim of light tan at edges of petals, lavender on midribs and around beards
Beard Color: Yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1981
Award of Merit: 1983

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: Starring Role X New Moon
Child plants: 20 child plants

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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