Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Opal Brown
Year Of Registration: 1955
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1956
Seedling Number: 5-1-54
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Pink
Beard Color: Deep coral

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: (Hit Parade x Pink Formal) X Party Dress
Child plants: 7 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My garden
Date: 2018-05-20
Location: My garden
Date: 2018-05-15
Taken in the late afternoon sun.
Location: My garden
Date: 2018-05-15
Location: My garden
Date: 2018-05-15
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evelyninthegarden On May 13, 2018 Bloomed
First year bloom.
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Located in Flower Garden Bed 5.
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