Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Don Nebeker
Year Of Registration: 1995
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1996
Seedling Number: 1000-5
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Purple
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Rose pink standards; violet purple falls, rose pink reticulation on upper portion
Beard Color: Fire red
Style Arm Color: Rose pink, spotted violet purple on top
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1998
Award of Merit: 2000

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: Fancy Tales X Planned Treasure
Child plants: 5 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: www.dasIrisFeld.ch in Oetlishausen, Switzerland - photo by Sharlene Sutter
Date: 2021-06-10
Location: Schreiner's Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2015-05-14
Location: My Garden, Arvada, Colorado
Date: june
purchased at Iris4u in Denver

Date: 2006-05-31
Image courtesy of Blue J Iris
Uploaded by Mikey

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
Location: Oregon zone 7A
Date: Sep 25, 2011 3:12 PM

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