Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Lou Ehrcke
Year Of Registration: 1997
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1998
Seedling Number: 102936
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 33 inches (84 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Laced
Bloom Color Description: Peach, falls washed light magenta rose
Beard Color: Greyed orange
Fragrance: Slight
Musky

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Parentage unknown

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Granite Falls, WA
Date: June 
My new "Favorite"
Location: Granite Falls, Snohomish County, Washington
Date: Summer 2014
Lou Peach Iris with river in the background
Location: Granite Falls, WA
Date: 2023-05-29
Alongside Canyon Creek

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