Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: O. D. Niswonger
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1990
Seedling Number: 40-87
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Bloom Color Description: Pink, hint of lilac
Beard Color: Blue and tangerine
Fragrance: Slight
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1992
Award of Merit: 1994

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: 58-83: (Rudolph 79-05 x (Singing Skies x Lilac Thrill)) X 9-84: (Center Fold X Rudolph 79-O5)
Child plants: 14 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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