Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: D. C. Nearpass, deceased, by Chesapeake & Potomac Iris Society
Year Of Registration: 2003
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2003
Seedling Number: 91-115
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Peach orange standards; peach falls grading to yellow, then white at beard, rosy plum plicata edge
Beard Color: Tangerine, base white
Style Arm Color: Peach orange

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: 81-12: ((April Melody x J-69-10: ((((Prettyfield x New Adventure) x Miss B. Haven) x Captain's Lady) x Jealous Lover)) x Rancho Rose) X Whirl Around

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  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Little garden of Big Dreams, Dayton KY
Date: 2023-05-18

Date: 2021-05-20
Location: Beaumont Ridge Iris Gardens
Date: May -- 2008
Nita Bonita -- Nearpass/CPIS  '03

Photo courtesy of Winterberry Iris Gardens

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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gardenglassgems On January 9, 2023 Potted up
Dug up summer 2022 and potted up. Overwintered 8 pots in garage.
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