Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Gordon Plough
Year Of Registration: 1967
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1968
Seedling Number: 62-60-10
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Rosy plum brown standards; golden brown falls, lavender tones which lighten and get more golden as flower ages
Beard Color: Orange
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1970

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: ((Moonlight Serenade x Mary Randall) x E. Nelson: ((Pink Cameo x Pink Formal) x Mary Randall)) X Serene Serenade
Child plants: 2 child plants

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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