Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: O. D. Niswonger
Year Of Registration: 1992
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1992
Seedling Number: BB 30-89
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 23 inches (58 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
White
Flower Patterns: Amoena
Bloom Color Description: White standards; deep apricot falls
Beard Color: Apricot
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1994
Award of Merit: 1996
Knowlton Medal: 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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Beachgirl X Champagne Elegance
Child plants: 4 child plants

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  • Border Bearded Iris
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Location: Fort Worth Tx
Date: 2010-04-17
Iris \"Apricot Frosty\"

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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Location: Missouri
Date: 2008-05-21
Uploaded by Ladylovingdove
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-04-17
Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-04-17

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Photo courtesy of Williamson Farm Flowers

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