Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Glenn Corlew
Year Of Registration: 1972
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1973
Seedling Number: 559-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Flower Patterns: Reverse Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Pink, blue undertone
Beard Color: Tangerine pink
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1975
Award of Merit: 1980

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: Cherub Choir X Adorable You
Child plants: 12 child plants

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Uploaded by GreenIris
Uploaded by Cuzz4short
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2018-04-25
TB Iris Cherished
Location: my front yard
Date: 2012-05-14

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
Location: my front yard
Date: 2012-05-12

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

Photo courtesy of Williamson Farm Flowers

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