Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: O. D. Niswonger
Year Of Registration: 1993
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1993
Seedling Number: 51-89
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 33 inches (84 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Lavender
Bloom Color Description: Old rose standards; pale lilac falls, old rose band
Beard Color: White base, tipped tangerine
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1995
Award of Merit: 1997

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: Minted Halo X Kabaka
Child plants: 4 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2018-04-27
Iris Halo In Rosewood
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