Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 2007
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2008
Seedling Number: N96-3
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Violet
Flower Patterns: Dark Top
Bloom Color Description: Apricot standards heavily infused rosy violet at midrib; creamy apricot falls deepening toward edge and more so at hafts
Beard Color: Bright tango orange

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: Keppel 96-29f: (92-69B: (88-99C: (Florida Orange x (Flashpoint x 79-56E: ((72-5B x Orange Empire) x Orangerie)))) x Island Dancer) x Fogbound) X Opposing Forces
Child plants: one child plant

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