Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Marky Smith
Year Of Registration: 2006
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2017
Seedling Number: 04-22A
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 24 inches (61 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Bloom Color Description: Baby pink standards, slightly grayed, green veined midrib, inner base tinted lilac; baby pink falls, cream around and below beards
Beard Color: Lavender blue, tipped rootbeer in throat
Style Arm Color: Cream, pink rib and crest
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2021

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Lotus Land X 02-05A: (00-07P: (97-14A: (Spring Fresh x 95-07A: (92-22B: (Chubby Cheeks x Orange Tiger) x Chanted)) x Cachet) x Tickety Boo)

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Date: 2023-05-18
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Date: 2011-05-21
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