Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Richard Ernst
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1989
Seedling Number: A107-2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Peach
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Pink standards infused violet on midrib; bluish lavender falls blending to violet at edge, violet brown shoulders
Beard Color: Tangerine

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: R80-101: (Millrace x Christmas Time) X Cherry Smoke

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Tacoma, WA
Date: 2023-05-19
Location: Thelma's, Winston-Salem, NC
Date: 2016-05-01
after a rainstorm

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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