Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ben Hager
Year Of Registration: 1991
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1991
Seedling Number: IB5008PkPc
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 23 inches (58 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Cream
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Pink standards; apricot cream falls, pale pink orchid edging, buff hafts
Beard Color: Red tangerine

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: T4603: (Keppel 78-75A: ((Smoke Rings x ((Montage x April Melody) x April Melody)) x 71-12C: ((68-5A: ((Henna Stitches x (Maricopa x Chinquapin)) x Montage) x Roundup) x 71-41 F: ((Montage x April Melody) x April Melody))) x Morning Sunshine) X SD4454: (Catani x 4024: ((3393: (2885Y: (Blonde Doll x (Pink Amber x Pink Cushion)) x ((Pink Amber x Pink Cushion) x Buttercup Charm)) x (MD2888YSp: (SD2562A: (Pink Amber x Pink Cushion) x Buttercup Charm) x MD2873TY: (Buttercup Charm x SD2562D))) x ((((Pink Cushion x Roberts 65R28) x (Pink Amber x Pink Cushion)) x 2885Pch) x 3393)))

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