Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Orville Fay
Year Of Registration: 1961
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1961
Seedling Number: 58-7
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Bloom Color Description: Blue orchid and pink
Beard Color: Tangerine
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1962
Award of Merit: 1964
Dykes Memorial Medal: 1966
Other: 1st Place, Judge's Choice 1962/1963; 100 Best 63/64

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: (Sdlg 51-29: (Fay pink 48-41: (46-1: (pink from Pink Cameo x I. pallida) x New Horizon)) x 51-50) X (51-43 x May Hall)
Child plants: 437 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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