Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1982
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1982
Seedling Number: L 1151-S
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Pure flamingo pink
Beard Color: Tangerine pink
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1985

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: Pink Taffeta X D 990-C: (Bro. Charles 59-12 x Pink Horizon)
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Cherub's Smile
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-02
Location: my front yard
Date: 2012-05-13

Date: 2015-02-15
Location: my front yard
Date: 2012-05-09
Location: Schreiner's Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2015-05-14
Location: My garden in Western Minnesota 
Date: 2016-05-24
Cherub's Smile
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2010-05-18
Location: my front yard
Date: 2012-05-09

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

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