Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Orville Fay
Year Of Registration: 1944
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1944
Seedling Number: O. Fay #44-01
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Flower Patterns: Self
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1946
Award of Merit: 1948

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
Parentage: #42-02 X Overture
Child plants: 118 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2010-06-11
Location: Alnwick garden, Northumberland UK
Date: 2010-06-11

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