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Hybridizer: James Gibson
Year Of Registration: 1974
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1975
Seedling Number: 41-1A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Rose
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Magenta rose standards; daphne red markings on salmon rose falls
Beard Color: White, nasturtium red tip
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1976
Award of Merit: 1978

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: 6-9E X Osage Buff
Child plants: 143 child plants

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Location: My property in Idaho
Date: Photo taken June 5, 2022
Location: My property in Idaho
Date: Photo taken June 5, 2022
Location: My garden in SE PA
Date: 2013-05-25

Date: 2004-05-21
Location: My Garden - Delphi, Indiana
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2008-05-29
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Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-05-23
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-05-23
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: My garden, North Central Idaho
Date: 5-6-2016
Location: My garden, North Central Idaho
Date: 5-6-2016
Location: my garden in Frederick, MD
Date: 2007-05-20
love the rosy true pink of this one -- no peachy colors here!
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2003-09-06
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Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
Location: Nagai Botanical Garden
Date: May
Photo by KENPEI
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