Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 1975
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1975
Seedling Number: G138-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 39 inches (99 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Peach
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Apricot pink standards; light veronica violet falls, deepening around edges
Beard Color: Orange tangerine
Awards: Other: Australian Dykes Medal 1986

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: (Lilac Champagne x Bon Vivant) X Latin Tempo
Child plants: 21 child plants

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