Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1998
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1998
Seedling Number: DD 1247-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
White
Flower Patterns: Amoena
Bloom Color Description: White standards; bright venetian pink falls
Beard Color: Tangerine red
Style Arm Color: Pink
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2000

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: 1987 #15, unknown, X AA 1493-2: (T 820-A: (Flamingo Way x ((A 1287-AA x Sunset Snows) x ((Champagne Music x (R1052-2 x Christmas Time)) x (Orchid Brocade x ((L 266-1: ((I 90: Pink Tower x A 106) x Vanity Fair) x Pretty Carol) x Emma Cook))))) x Beachgirl)
Child plants: 16 child plants

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Date: 2009-05-21
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Date: 2012-05-12
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