Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: O. D. Niswonger
Year Of Registration: 1978
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1978
Seedling Number: 11-72
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 27 inches (69 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Apricot orange, pink tinge on standards
Beard Color: Orange
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1980
Award of Merit: 1982
Knowlton Medal: 1984

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: Tetraploid
Parentage: 92-69: (Java Dove x 24-66: ((Happy Birthday x Glittering Amber) x Marilyn C)) X Sunset Snows
Child plants: 122 child plants

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  • Border Bearded Iris
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Location: Sussex, UK
Date: late May 2019
Location: Sussex, UK
Date: late May 2019
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: June 2016

Date: 2018-10-27

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