Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Allan Ensminger
Year Of Registration: 1988
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1989
Seedling Number: 81-39
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 24 inches (61 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Rose
White
Flower Patterns: Amoena
Bloom Color Description: White standards; shrimp red falls
Beard Color: Shrimp red
Fragrance: Slight
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1991
Award of Merit: 1993
Knowlton Medal: 1997

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: 79-106: (Almost Gladys x Foolish Pleasure) X Almost Gladys
Child plants: one child plant

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Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2022-05-15

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