Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: D. C. Nearpass, deceased, by Donald Spoon
Year Of Registration: 2004
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2004
Seedling Number: 90-52
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Lavender
Peach
White
Wine
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Pink-yellow-tan-lavender standards with lavender midrib and venation; white falls, peppered reddish burgundy
Beard Color: Orange
Style Arm Color: Old gold, peach midline, lavender centers
Fragrance: Pronounced

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: (Purple Pepper x Rose Tattoo) X Gigolo

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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