Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: O. D. Niswonger
Year Of Registration: 2001
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2001
Seedling Number: 66-97
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 30 inches (76 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Rose
White
Flower Patterns: Amoena
Bloom Color Description: White standards, hint of blue; pink fuchsia falls
Beard Color: Dark tangerine
Style Arm Color: White

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: Betty Dunn X Imprimis

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Photo by Dachsylady86
Location: Western Kentucky
Date: May 2013
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.

Photo courtesy of Iris City Gardens

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens
Location: Botanical Garden of Moscow State University
Date: June
credit: Andrey Korzun

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