Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Bernard Hamner
Year Of Registration: 1984
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1985
Seedling Number: 81-8
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Rebloom
Bloom Color Description: Pastel violet standards flushed faint pink; darker violet falls
Beard Color: Tangerine
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1989

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: Entourage X Heather Blush
Child plants: one child plant

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: Sussex, UK
Date: late May 2021
Location: Sussex, UK
Date: late May 2021

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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