Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Earl Roberts
Year Of Registration: 1964
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1966
Seedling Number: 64R13
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 10 inches (25 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Pink
Bloom Color Description: Pink standards; pink falls, deeper beige spot, white pink border
Beard Color: White, tipped red
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1967
Award of Merit: 1971

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: Amphidiploid
Parentage: (TB orchid sdlg x Barium Gold) X Zickler sdlg: ((Twilight Sky x white pumila) x (Desert Song x white pumila))
Child plants: 78 child plants

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  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
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Date: 2015-04-04

Date: 2015-04-04

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