Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Evelyn Jones
Year Of Registration: 1994
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1995
Seedling Number: 88E10-6
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Pink
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Veronica violet standards, flushed deeper at midrib; veronica violet falls, pink influence
Beard Color: Tangerine
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1997
Award of Merit: 1999
John C. Wister Medal: 2001
Franklin Cook Memorial Cup: 1998

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: Lullaby of Spring X 85E8-2: (((Heather Blush x So Rare) x (((Lilac Champagne x Sand and Sea) x (Lilac Champagne x Sand and Sea)) x Betty Simon)) x ((((Beattie 65-36 x (((Spanish Affair x Hamblen H5-35) x (Marilyn C x Shoop 57-35)) x Spanish Gift)) x (Orange Chariot x Bright Butterfly)) x Bright Life) x ((Highland Thistle x Twilight Blush) x ((Rhoda Ann x (Pink Sleigh x (Elizabeth Stuart x Pretty Poise))) x Shoop pink sdlg.))))
Child plants: 31 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
Location: Denver Metro CO
Date: 2013-06-06
First time this iris has bloomed.  Got it 3 years ago.
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dragonfetti On November 3, 2014 Transplanted
Planted in the new Sunflower garden.
dragonfetti On October 31, 2013 Obtained plant
Guessing on the date received. www.irisfarmer.com/, Pleasants Valley Iris Farm.
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Simply lovely by Zencat Dec 4, 2016 11:29 PM 1

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