Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: John Nelson
Year Of Registration: 1980
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1980
Seedling Number: 96-73R
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Very Early
Early
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Soft apricot orange
Beard Color: Tangerine red
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1984

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: ((1068C: (Wenatchee Valley x Glacier Sunset) x Georgia Girl) x (Buffy x 1068C)) X ((1969A: Tinsel Town x Wenatchee Valley) x Buffy) x (1068C x Georgia Girl))
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Location: Chudleigh, Tasmania
Date: 2023-10-12

Date: 2015-10-25

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