Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Orville Fay
Year Of Registration: 1950
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1951
Seedling Number: T48-3
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Rose
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Bengal rose
Beard Color: Red
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1951
Award of Merit: 1953
Dykes Memorial Medal: 1954

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: New Horizon X (Fay sdlg.: Pink Cameo x Cherie)
Child plants: 392 child plants

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