Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: D. Nearpass
Year Of Registration: 1968
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1969
Seedling Number: 2-66-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Rose
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Violet pink standards; white falls, bordered violet pink
Beard Color: Tangerine
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1973

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: 0-62-28: (New Adventure x Memphis Lass) X Miss B. Haven
Child plants: 41 child plants

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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