Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Hooker Nichols
Year Of Registration: 1988
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1990
Seedling Number: 8728A
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 27 inches (69 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Rebloom
Rebloom by Zone: Known To Rebloom Zone 6:-10° to 0°
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Salmon pink
Beard Color: Hot orange
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1992
Award of Merit: 1994
Knowlton Medal: 1996
President's Cup: 1993

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
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Anna Glitsch X Elizabeth Marrison
Child plants: 8 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Border Bearded Iris

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Very Wet From Heavy Rains
Location: Schreiner's Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2015-05-14
Location: my front yard
Date: 2012-05-15

Photo May 28, 2009

Photo May 28, 2009
Location: my front yard
Date: 2012-05-15
Location: Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, NE
Date: 2010-05-13
Location: Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, Nebraska
Date: 2012-04-24
Location: Whitesboro, TX
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