Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Hooker Nichols
Year Of Registration: 1976
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1977
Seedling Number: N-95-B
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 20 inches (51 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Yellow
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Yellow, few inconspicuous haft markings
Beard Color: Orange with 1 1/2" spoons and horns
Space Age Beard Appendages: Horns
Spoons
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1978
Award of Merit: 1981

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: Pixie Skies X 7628: ((Happy Birthday x Pink Unicorn) x Blue Denim)

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