Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Gerald Richardson
Year Of Registration: 2008
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2009
Seedling Number: 00-16-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Violet
Bloom Color Description: Light pink lavender standards, deeper lavender violet flush at base; pale lavender peach falls, slightly darker edges
Beard Color: Red
Style Arm Color: Light peach pink and lavender blend
Fragrance: Slight

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: Wishful Thinking X 97-18-4: (Spring Tidings x 95-27-1: (Social Event x Grace Whittemore))

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2018-05-02
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2017-04-27
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2017-04-27
In early morning sun.
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-04-28
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-07
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-04-28

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Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-06
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-06
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-05
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