Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Opal Brown
Year Of Registration: 1979
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1979
Seedling Number: 76-3A10
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 33 inches (84 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Tangerine to carrot red standards; slightly darker falls
Beard Color: Fire red

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: Peach Float X Instant Charm
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Finksburg, MD. My garden
Date: 2018-05-29

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

Date: 2015-03-12
Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden

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