Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 2001
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2002
Seedling Number: H166-3
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Very Early
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Rose
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Champagne pink standards, overall muted violet flush; rose pink falls muted rosy violet, 1/8" champagne pink edge
Beard Color: Red tangerine
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet

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: Louisa's Song X F182-1: (Katie Pie x D61-1: (A63-1: (Dance Man x Rembrandt Magic) x Bygone Era))
Child plants: one child plant

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2008-05-29
Location: Wonthaggi/North , Victoria, Australia
Date: 2021-10-16
Location: Wonthaggi/North , Victoria, Australia
Date: 2019-10-25
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Date: 2021-10-13

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