Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Gatty
Year Of Registration: 1987
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1988
Seedling Number: 043-1
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 22 inches (56 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
Peach
Pink
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Peach standards; slightly lighter falls, blended overlay of buff pink on upper center, creamy median line
Beard Color: Bittersweet orange
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1990
Award of Merit: 1992

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: Keppel 78-81A: (Rancho Rose x 75-113B: ((68-5A: ((Henna Stitches x (Maricopa x Chinquapin)) x Montage) x Roundup) x ((Montage x April Melody) x April Melody))) X J11-1: (F13-3: (C67-D: ((Dainty Royal x Golden Fair) x Zip) x Ginger Tart) x Melon Honey)

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