Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Vincent Christopherson
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010
Seedling Number: AgPO-9A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 28 inches (71 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Purple
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Light pink standards, purple plicata markings; creamy light pink falls, purple plicata markings
Beard Color: Soft burnt orange
Style Arm Color: Purple

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: P5-66A: (Daredevil x PI-29A: (Olympic Pink x Striking)) X unknown

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Indiana
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Comments:
  • Posted by diggit (southeast Indiana - Zone 6a) on May 12, 2013 4:47 PM concerning plant:
    First to bloom this year of hundreds of varieties. Second-year plant, but seems to be a good grower.

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