Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Richard Ernst
Year Of Registration: 1993
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1993
Seedling Number: F120-8
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Cream
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Orchid, cream orchid area around beards, honey shoulders
Beard Color: Yellow orange, tipped white
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 9b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Afternoon Delight X Gaulter 81-17: (Irene Nelson x Glendale sdlg.)
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: June 2016
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Location: My Gardens
Date: June 2, 2008
A Tribute To The Cooleys' Gardens
Location: My Gardens
Date: June 2, 2008
From The Late Rick Ernst: Gorgeous!
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Rhapsody in Bloom
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