Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 1981
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1983
Seedling Number: M57-6
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Rose
White
Flower Patterns: Amoena
Bloom Color Description: White standards, often pink infusion around midrib; strong bluish rose pink falls
Beard Color: Mandarin red

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: Lisa Ann X Child of Fortune
Child plants: 24 child plants

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