Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Charles Applegate
Year Of Registration: 1973
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1974
Seedling Number: 28-70A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Rebloom
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
White
Flower Patterns: Amoena
Bloom Color Description: Pure white standards; orchid falls, blue blended overlay on edge
Beard Color: Gold, tipped lighter

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: Moldovan 63-47: ((((Fay 51-40: (New Snow x Cherie) x pink sdlg.) x May Hall) x Whole Cloth) x (((Fay 51-40: (New Snow x Cherie) x pink sdlg.) x May Hall) x self)) X Summer Whitewings
Child plants: 2 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: Hanover PA
Date: 05-07-2012
Location: Enid, Oklahoma
Date: 2014-05-02

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