Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Nate Rudolph
Year Of Registration: 1963
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1965
Seedling Number: 59-56
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Bloom Color Description: Orchid pink, tan haft
Beard Color: White tipped
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1966
Award of Merit: 1968

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: Orchid Gem X (53-23 x May Hall)
Child plants: 71 child plants

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Location: Botanical Garden, Faculty of Science, Zagreb, Croatia
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