Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: William Maryott
Year Of Registration: 1991
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1991
Seedling Number: L183A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Pink
Violet
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Pinkish tan standards, trace of raspberry; pink ground falls, diffused raspberry rim
Beard Color: Rusty brick
Awards: Honorable Mention: 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 9b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: J52B: ((Orange Plush x Anon) x Queen in Calico) X Gigolo
Child plants: 2 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2013-11-06
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Date: 2013-11-06
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Date: 2005-08-23
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Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2008-05-27
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Date: 2008-05-26
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