Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Larry Gaulter
Year Of Registration: 1977
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1978
Seedling Number: 73-78
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Orange
Peach
Pink
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Blend of pink, peach and orange
Beard Color: 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 9b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Holiday House X Flamingo Fling
Child plants: 8 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Iowa
Date: 2019-06-06
Photo by MargieNY
Location: Winson-Salem NC
Date: 2016-05-12
Thelma's
Location: Winson-Salem NC
Date: 2016-05-12
Thelma's
Photo by stilldew
Photo by stilldew
Photo by MargieNY
Location: Iowa
Date: 2020-05-31
Location: zone 8
Laurel Park

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