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Iris |
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Tall Bearded Iris |
Hybridizer: | Ben Hager |
Year Of Registration: | 1995 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1997 |
Seedling Number: | T5431Pk/DpLv |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 36 inches (91 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Orchid Peach |
Flower Patterns: | Bicolor |
Bloom Color Description: | Clear peach pink standards; deep lavender falls |
Beard Color: | Soft tangerine |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1999 Award of Merit: 2001 John C. Wister Medal: 2004 |
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: | T4235CrPk/Lv: (Merry Madrigal x Mother Earth) X Adventuress |
Child plants: | 43 child plants |
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Posted by mattsmom (WI) on Sep 29, 2011 10:02 PM Gorgeous bloom, very good increase in my zone 4a garden. [ Reply to this comment | |
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