Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Opal Brown
Year Of Registration: 1973
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1974
Seedling Number: 70-6F5
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
White
Flower Patterns: Debby Rairdon
Bloom Color Description: Pink standards; white falls, light buff pink on shoulders, buff pink edge
Beard Color: Coral pink
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1975
Award of Merit: 1977
Franklin Cook Memorial Cup: 1974

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: 13A34: (Grandiflora x Christmas Time) X Buffy
Child plants: 14 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
Location: Ed Burton, NE Wisconsin
Date: 2005-06-09
Location: Ed Burton, NE Wisconsin
Date: 2005-06-07

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