Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Larry Gaulter
Year Of Registration: 1965
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1966
Seedling Number: 63-111
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Rose
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Light rose pink
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1967
Award of Merit: 1969
President's Cup: 1968
Other: High Commendation 1965

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: Claudia Rene X Glittering Amber
Child plants: 50 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2020-04-21
TB Iris Laurie
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2021-04-24
TB Iris Laurie
Location: Botanical Garden, Faculty of Science, Zagreb, Croatia
Date: 2021-05-23
Iris BE 'Laurie'
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2017-04-22
Tall Bearded Iris Laurie

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