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Iris |
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Tall Bearded Iris |
Hybridizer: | Ben Hager |
Year Of Registration: | 1974 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1975 |
Seedling Number: | T2597C |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 36 inches (91 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Early Mid Mid Mid Late Late |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Pink |
Flower Patterns: | Self |
Bloom Color Description: | Pink |
Beard Color: | Light coral red |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1976 Award of Merit: 1978 Dykes Memorial Medal: 1982 |
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: | Cherub Choir X Pink Taffeta |
Child plants: | 180 child plants |
tabbycat | On March 31, 2020 | Bloomed 1st ever bloom. Pretty palest pink. |
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