Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Vernon Wood
Year Of Registration: 1990
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1991
Seedling Number: 87-55
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Bloom Color Description: Pale to light pink
Beard Color: Red tangerine

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: 82-35: (79-26: ((Princess x Pink Taffeta) x Carved Pink) x ((Flaming Arrow x Gaulter sdlg.) x Carved Angel)) X 85-33: (Pink Belle x ((Pink Attire x Pink Persian) x 79-26))

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