Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: John Nelson
Year Of Registration: 1988
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1987
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Rebloom
Rebloom by Zone: Known To Rebloom Zone 6:-10° to 0°
Flower Form: Laced
Bloom Color Description: Blue pink standards; pink falls
Beard Color: Tangerine red
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1989

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: Private Label X (Buffy x (Glacier Sunset x Burnished Rose))
Child plants: 6 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: southern KY
Date: 2018-10-18

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