Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Gatty
Year Of Registration: 1988
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1989
Seedling Number: N49-2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: White
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Debby Rairdon
Bloom Color Description: Mimosa standards, paler toward edge, flushed pale pinkish cream in center; mimosa falls, paling near oyster white in center
Beard Color: Saffron yellow, tipped lemon yellow
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1991

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Paradise X Precious Moments
Child plants: 10 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2018-04-08
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2020-04-07
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2018-04-08
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2018-04-08
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2018-04-06

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