Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: D. Greenwood
Year Of Registration: 1978
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1979
Seedling Number: G 70-2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 28 inches (71 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Orange
Peach
Bloom Color Description: Orange buff pink standards; orange falls, lighter in center
Beard Color: Red
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1982

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: Summer Love X (Bright Butterfly x Lime Fizz)
Child plants: 3 child plants

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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