Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Monty Byers
Year Of Registration: 1987
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1988
Seedling Number: C85-4
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Orchid
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Pastel orchid pink standards, suffused yellow edge; pastel orchid falls, suffused yellow at hafts, blending to suffused tannish edge
Beard Color: Orange
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1990

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: Beverly Sills X Moonlit
Child plants: 15 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2017-04-17
Tall Bearded Iris Easter Lace
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2022-04-29
TB Iris Easter Lace
Location: Whitesboro, TX
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Location: NW Wall 7
Date: 4-6-16
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