Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 1992
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1992
Seedling Number: X47-A
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 24 inches (61 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Rose
Bloom Color Description: Smoky pink standards; deeper smoky pink falls, smoky rose overlay
Beard Color: Electric navy tipped bronze, tangerine in throat

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: (Inca Queen x Beachgirl) X (Peach Eyes x Kandi Moon)

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  • Intermediate Bearded Iris
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Location: my garden, Utah
Date: 2018-05-06
Location: Old Greenwich, CT
Date: 5/9/2024 10:01AM

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