Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Sterling Innerst
Year Of Registration: 1996
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1997
Seedling Number: 4034-5
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Purple
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Hot pink standards; hot pink falls, purplish shoulder stripes
Beard Color: Pink, tipped white
Style Arm Color: Pink
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2000

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: Jitterbug X 3348-2: ((Capricious x Colortart) x Queen in Calico)
Child plants: 6 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris

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