Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Frederick Kerr
Year Of Registration: 1998
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1998
Seedling Number: 901701
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Rose
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Pink ground, red violet plicata markings
Beard Color: Tangerine salmon, white at end
Style Arm Color: Pink, tinted red violet

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: Anna Belle Babson X Shopper's Holiday
Child plants: one child plant

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Photo by janielouy
Location: Indiana
Date: May
Tall bearded iris 'Ballerina Girl'

Date: 2005-06-10
Image courtesy of Blue J Iris
Location: Vacaville, CA
Date: April, 2011
Photo courtesy of Pleasants Valley Iris Farm, www.irisfarmer.com

Photo courtesy of Williamson Farm Flowers

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

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