Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Melba Hamblen
Year Of Registration: 1981
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1982
Seedling Number: 75-103A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
White
Bloom Color Description: Warm white standards, flushed light pink at midrib and base; medium pink falls, rimmed lighter, amber hafts
Beard Color: Red, tipped whitish
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1984
Award of Merit: 1986

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: 71-57: (67-70: ((Fashion Show x Melodrama) x (Garden Party x (Convention Queen x (Snow Flurry x Chivalry)))) x Theatre Arts) X Festive Skirt
Child plants: 11 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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