Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Gatty
Year Of Registration: 1985
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1985
Seedling Number: J53-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Bloom Color Description: Mallow pink standards shaded mallow pink at base; mallow pink falls, washed soft apricot on hafts
Beard Color: Reddish orange
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1987

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: Simpatico X F61-1: (Risque x (Princess x Pink Sleigh))

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