Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: George Shoop
Year Of Registration: 1979
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1979
Seedling Number: 74-9
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: White
Wine
Flower Patterns: Amoena
Bloom Color Description: White standards; grape falls, 1/4" white rim
Beard Color: Tangerine
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1981
Award of Merit: 1983

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: From sdlgs. inv. Behold, Fanfare Orchid and Royal Host
Child plants: 108 child plants

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Uploaded by tveguy3

Date: 2014-05-13
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: June 2015
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 28, 2015
Moderate Sunlight
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 29, 2013
Great Colors, Great Iris: G. Shoup 1979
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: May 31, 2017
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 28, 2014
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Uploaded by mattsmom

Date: 2012-06-01

Photo 5/20/10

Photo Courtesy of Daylilies by the Pond. Used with Permission.
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2019-04-27
Uploaded by mattsmom
Uploaded by mattsmom

Date: 2017-10-16
Uploaded by Betja

Photo Courtesy of Daylilies by the Pond. Used with Permission.
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At Schreiner's Iris Gardens, Oregon.

At Schreiner's Iris Gardens, Oregon.
Location: Wilhoit, AZ
Date: 2023
Location: Wilhoit, AZ
Date: 2023

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

Photo Courtesy of Te Sligte Gardens. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy

Date: 2012-06-01
Uploaded by Boxergirl

Date: May
credit: Renee C. Fraser
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Comments:
  • Posted by mattsmom (WI) on Sep 29, 2011 10:11 PM concerning plant:
    Lovely in a clump. Multiplies well here in my zone 4a garden.
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