Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: D. C. Nearpass, deceased, by Donald Spoon
Year Of Registration: 2000
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2000
Seedling Number: 90-81
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Rebloom
Rebloom by Zone: Known To Rebloom Zone 6:-10° to 0°
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Pink
White
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Ivory white standards, inner pink infusion, base peach; ivory white falls, central area light yellow veined peach pink, light pink border
Beard Color: Tangerine, base white
Style Arm Color: Ivory 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: Ambrosia Delight X O-76-15: (((Lady of Loudoun x ((Enchanted Violet x Emma Cook) x Pretty Carol)) x (Country Music x Lady of Loudoun)) x (Robin Redbreast x (Lilting Melody x (((Snow Flurry x Pink Formal) x Marsala) x (Snow Flurry x Whole Cloth)))))
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2017-04-08
Tall Bearded Iris Tenderly
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-05-25
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2017-04-08
Tall Bearded Iris Tenderly

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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