Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 2003
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2003
Seedling Number: H66-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Flared
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Rose
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Rich apricot standards, midrib flushed rose; deep rose to rosy terracotta falls, creamy white on haft
Beard Color: Bright orange tangerine
Fragrance: Slight

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: F136-4: (Honeymoon Suite x D61-1: (A63-1: (Dance Man x Rembrandt Magic) x Bygone Era)) X F238-2: (Island Gossip x D61-1)
Child plants: 17 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Date: 2017-02-17

Date: 2018-05-09
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2016-08-11
on opening
Uploaded by TBMan
Location: -Tasmania 2014
Date: 2017-10-28
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2025-04-22
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2025-04-22
Taken in afternoon shade

Date: 2016-11-20
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2025-04-22
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: 2024-05-23
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26

Date: 2007-05-01
Photo courtesy of Napa Country Iris Garden
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2020-04-21
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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