Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 2008
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2008
Seedling Number: P87-3
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 20 inches (51 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Light lemon yellow standards; cream falls deepening to blended lemon yellow
Beard Color: Muted creamy white, tipped lemon
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet

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: L169-A: (J230-2: (Enjoy the Party x Kathleen Kay Nelson) x Calling) X N135-1: (L19-Y: (J16-6: (Lore x Hoodlum) x Posing) x Flirty)

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Common names
  • Intermediate Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2021-05-18
Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2021-05-17

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