Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Hooker Nichols
Year Of Registration: 1990
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1991
Seedling Number: 8812
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 18 inches (46 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: White
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Amoena
Bloom Color Description: Ivory standards, creamy yellow midrib and base; smooth yellow falls, edged white
Beard Color: Orange yellow, tipped white
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1993
Award of Merit: 1995

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: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Academy Awards X Marmalade Skies

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Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2016-04-20
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2016-04-20

Date: 2015-05-07

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