Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1978
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1978
Seedling Number: H 936-M
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Light flamingo pink
Beard Color: Tangerine red
Fragrance: Absent

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
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: D 990-B: (Bro. Charles 59-12 x Pink Horizon) X Pink Taffeta
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Northwestern Wisconsin
Date: 2020-06-01
Pinafore Pink after the rains came through
Location: NW Wisconsin
Date: 2023-06-02

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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