Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 2008
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2008
Seedling Number: JJ 1692-C
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Flower Form: Fluted
Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Pink
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Peachy apricot standards; apricot pink falls
Beard Color: Tangerine

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: CC 851-2: (Z 417-A: (P 428-A: (I 590-1: (C 945-O: (W 1141-A: (P 830-A: (M 289-A: (Crispette x (Lavanesque x Pathfinder) x Alpenrose) x S 138-B: (Palomino x Chinese Lantern)) x Claudia Rene) x Orinda) x I 1060-8: (Son of Star x G 1070-B: (A 1272-1, unknown, x A 989-3: (Golden Ice x T 36-B: (Merry Belle x Glittering Amber))))) x T 1649: (H 309-E: (D 319-1: (Rippling Waters x B 715-1: (Lilac Supreme x Christmas Time)) x D 440-D: (W 1141-A x Claudia Rene)) x Techny Chimes)) x W 725-2: (S 656-1: (M 437-2: (Pinafore Pink x H 1058-A: (Oraglow x unknown)) x M 755-1: (Something Else x J571-A: (G1212-A: (A 1002-1: (Golden Ice x Celestial Glory) x Flaming Star) x Gold Trimmings))) x N 720-1: (G 1260-5: (B 723-M: (Fairy Fable x Christmas Time) x Party Look) x Flaming Light))) X Savannah Sunset
Child plants: one child plant

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Uploaded by iciris
Uploaded by Meredith79
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-05

Date: 2021-06-06
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-05-28
Uploaded by Meredith79
Location: Schreiners Gardens
Date: 2012-06-04
Location: Wichita, Kansas, USA
Date: 2021-05-21
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-27
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: Spring 2021
One of my favorites!
Uploaded by Betja
Uploaded by Betja
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-29
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-27
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: 2018-06-04
Uploaded by Betja
Uploaded by Betja
Location: Michigan
Date: June 2016
Location: Wichita, Kansas, USA
Date: 2021-05-22
Location: Vacaville, CA
Date: 2009-05-05
Photo courtesy of Pleasants Valley Iris Farm, www.irisfarmer.com
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-06
Uploaded by Betja
Comments:
  • Posted by KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Mar 22, 2012 11:26 AM concerning plant:
    Its flowers are a neat blend of peach and pink shades. I've only had it two years, so it is a little early to judge, but it appears that Cheyenne Sky is only going to be an average grower, at best, in my garden.

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