Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Vernon Wood
Year Of Registration: 1976
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1976
Seedling Number: 73-1
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 20 inches (51 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Bloom Color Description: Blue pink, lined deeper on falls
Beard Color: Tangerine, tipped lighter
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1978
Award of Merit: 1980
Hans and Jacob Sass Medal: 1982

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Miscellaneous: Goes Dormant
Parentage: 69-2: (New Frontier x Signature) X Dove Wings
Child plants: 14 child plants

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Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: 2023-05-20
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Date: 2016-03-05

Date: 2019-10-30
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-05-23
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Date: 2018-10-26
Location: My garden
Date: May 2013
Pink Kitten IB

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