Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Allan Ensminger
Year Of Registration: 1994
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1995
Seedling Number: 85-34
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Violet
Flower Patterns: Broken
Bloom Color Description: Very light peach, pansy violet streaks and splashes
Beard Color: Violet

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: Karen Christine X 83-76: (78-77: (Pink Sleigh x 75-18: (((((Helen McGregor x Pink Formal) x My Happiness) x (Frost and Flame x Belle Meade)) x Stepping Out) x (Faydy Girl x sibling))) x (78-77 x (75-18 x Rancho Rose)))
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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