Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Melba Hamblen
Year Of Registration: 1987
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1988
Seedling Number: H80-37B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Rose
Bloom Color Description: Peach pink standards, infused violet at base; rose purple falls, lighter area accenting beards
Beard Color: Orange red
Style Arm Color: Peach pink style crests
Fragrance: Sweet
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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: ((Dream Lover x Venetian Dancer) x (Sugarplum Fairy x Heavenly Harmony)) X (Sugarplum Fairy x Heavenly Harmony)
Child plants: 4 child plants

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