Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1989
Seedling Number: S 256-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Peach
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Apricot pink standards; rose lavender falls, white area around beards
Beard Color: Tangerine
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1991

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: M 797-1: (I 1060-7: (Son of Star x G 1070-B) x Sandberry) X H 244-C: (D 319-1: (Rippling Waters x B 715-1) x D 302-1: (Dream Time x A 973-1))
Child plants: 23 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2018-05-27
Location: From my collection. Poland.
Date: 2018-05-27
Location:  Poilly-Lez-Gien France
"Photo courtesy of Cayeux Iris. Used with permission."

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: In my garden. Poland.

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