Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1979
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1979
Seedling Number: 1974-29
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Uniform golden yellow
Beard Color: Gold
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: Saffron Robe X unknown
Child plants: 24 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Switzerland, Merian Gardens Basel
Date: 2017-05-20
Location: : Poilly-Lez-Gien France
 "Photo courtesy of Cayeux Iris. Used with permission."
Location: Nagai Botanical Garden
Date: May
Photo by KENPEI

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden

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