Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Wallace
Year Of Registration: 1952
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1953
Seedling Number: 5076
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 44 inches (112 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Bloom Color Description: Pink
Beard Color: Strawberry
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1953
Award of Merit: 1956

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: (Sdlg 48-9: Hagen blend sdlg x Overture) X (sdlg 48-35: Golden Spangle x Muhlestein tangerine pink sdlg 46-22)
Child plants: 23 child plants

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