Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Melba Hamblen
Year Of Registration: 1986
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1987
Seedling Number: H81-50B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Magenta
Peach
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Orange standards, lighter center; warm orange white falls, 3/4" raspberry plicata edge
Beard Color: Greyed orange
Style Arm Color: Deep orange
Foliage: Purple Based

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: 79-134: (Anon x Capricious) X 78-124: (Capricious x 75-104B: ((Betty Simon x (Touché x Gala Madrid)) x Porta Villa))
Child plants: 9 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Date: 2005-06-17
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