Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1971
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1971
Seedling Number: A 799-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Rose
White
Flower Patterns: Amoena
Bloom Color Description: White standards, faint rose tint paling to white as flower expands; uniform rose falls
Beard Color: Light yellow to cream
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 9b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Amethyst Flame X W 940-A
Child plants: 31 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My property in Idaho
Date: Taken May 30, 2022
Location: Finksburg, MD. My garden
Date: 2018-05-24
Location: My property in Idaho
Date: Photo taken June 1, 2022

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