Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: O. D. Niswonger
Year Of Registration: 1982
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1983
Seedling Number: 11-79
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Rebloom
Rebloom by Zone: Known To Rebloom Zone 4: -30° to -20°
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
White
Flower Patterns: Amoena
Bloom Color Description: White standards; falls salmon pink on upper two thirds, fading to white toward edge
Beard Color: Tangerine
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1985

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Coral Strand X Peach Spot
Child plants: 11 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2018-05-09
Uploaded by iciris
Location: San Marcos, CA 
Date: 2023-05-09
Uploaded by iciris
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2022-04-23
TB IrisCoral Chalice
Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2023-05-20
Location: Cottonwood, CA
Date: 2020-04-27
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: 2021
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 1980-01-01
Tall Bearded Iris Coral Chalice
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2020-05-14
Location: Daisydo's garden
Date: 2021-05-12
Location: Pleasants Valley Iris Farm, Vacaville CA
Date: Spring
Photo courtesy of Pleasants Valley Iris Farm, www.irisfarmer.com
Location: SW yard
Date: 4-21-16
A wonderful orange beard on such a pastel background makes this a
Location: Daisydo's garden
Date: 2021-05-10
Uploaded by Misawa77

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
Uploaded by pinkiris
Uploaded by pinkiris

Photo courtesy of Williamson Farm Flowers

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

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