Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: L. Donnell
Year Of Registration: 1987
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1988
Seedling Number: 83-39-17
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 18 inches (45 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Yellow
Bloom Color Description: Gold standards; gold falls, red thumbprint
Beard Color: Orange yellow

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Eyebright X Mandolin

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