Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: C. Boswell
Year Of Registration: 1988
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1989
Seedling Number: 40-80-1
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 20 inches (51 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Tailored
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
White
Flower Patterns: Debby Rairdon
Bloom Color Description: Light apricot standards; white falls, apricot hafts and 1/4" edge
Beard Color: Apricot
Fragrance: Slight
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1991

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Melon Honey X Mandolin

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Date: 4/3/17

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