Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Jean Cayeux by Richard Cayeux
Year Of Registration: 1995
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1994
Seedling Number: 8488 A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (90 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Wine
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Light salmon pink standards; garnet falls, edge lighter
Beard Color: Orange red

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: 8214 A: (Gypsy Caravan x Embassadora) X 8148 B: (7708 B: ((Gala Madrid x Java Dove) x ((Post Script x Orange Parade) x Grand Chef)) x Color Splash)

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