Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Wilma Greenlee
Year Of Registration: 1968
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1968
Seedling Number: 67-2
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 18 inches (46 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Rose
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White ground plicata sanded raspberry pink and brown
Beard Color: White, tipped brown
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1972

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: Henna Stitches X Greenlee rose-pink sdlg: (F4 Cretica x Cherie)

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Location: Wilhoit, AZ
Date: April 2024
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