Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 1984
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1985
Seedling Number: 80-441
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Bloom Color Description: Pink orchid standards; light pink falls, deeper at hafts
Beard Color: Tangerine
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1987
Award of Merit: 1989

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: 78-133N: (Magnifique x 7-234B: (73-17W: (Blocher 223: (Sorcerer's Apprentice x Sea of Stars) x 71-147P: ((((Commentary x Claudia Rene) x Claudia Rene) x Ponderosa) x (Ponderosa x New Moon))) x Joyce Terry)) X Beverly Sills
Child plants: 41 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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