Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Bennett Jones
Year Of Registration: 1976
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1977
Seedling Number: 71-38-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Peach
Bloom Color Description: Salmon pink standards; yellow orange falls
Beard Color: Deep red orange
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1979

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: Hayride X 69-24-1: (((Shoop 59-6-2 x Apricot Royal) x (Gay Whisper x Shoop 59-6-2)) x (Pompano Peach x (Bright Magic x Marilyn C)))
Child plants: 2 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Santa Cruz, California
Date: 2021-04-09
Location: Santa Cruz, California
Date: 2022-04-28

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