Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Richard Ernst
Year Of Registration: 1994
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1995
Seedling Number: JF169-11-6
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Pink
White
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Light apricot peach standards blended pink; white falls, blended apricot peach shoulders and rim
Beard Color: Orange red
Style Arm Color: Darker apricot-peach
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet

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: Different World X F123-2: (Afternoon Delight x Edna's Wish)

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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