Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Melba Hamblen
Year Of Registration: 1980
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1981
Seedling Number: H74-9A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Flower Patterns: Reverse Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Coral, flushed pink in center of standards
Beard Color: Orange red
Style Arm Color: Apricot
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1983

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: 71-90: (Star Spangled x Saffron Robe) X Love Sonnet
Child plants: 10 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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