Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 1994
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1995
Seedling Number: 90-100-J2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Lemon standards, blended pink; lemon falls, blending to pink shoulders
Beard Color: Tangerine
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1997
Award of Merit: 1999

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: 88-151-A2: (((80-80P: (Orangerie x 76-181J: (((Ponderosa x Honey Rae) x (((Commentary x Claudia Rene) x Claudia Rene) x (Ponderosa x New Moon))) x Homecoming Queen)) x 80-208: ((Artiste x Tupelo Honey) x ((Malaysia x Carolina Honey) x 73-122Z: (Hi Top x ((Ponderosa x Travel On) x Peace Offering))))) x Montevideo) x Peach Bisque) X 87-43gr: ((82-78V4: (80-181Z: (((Malaysia x 71-19C: (Show Time x (Ponderosa x New Moon))) x (Capitation x Coffee House)) x (80-181Z: (((Malaysia x 71-19C: (Show Time x (Ponderosa x New Moon))) x (Capitation x Coffee House))) x 80-46: ((Financier x 76-37F: (Ballet in Orange x 73-122Z: (Hi Top x ((Ponderosa x Travel On) x Peace Offering)))) x ((Flareup x Indian Territory) x 76-37F))) x Guadalajara) x Black Hills Gold)
Child plants: 8 child plants

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Date: 2023-06-02
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Date: 4000-02-03
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Date: 2017-05-30
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Date: 2002-11-02
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Comments:
  • Posted by Ladylovingdove (Fort Worth TX - Zone 8a) on Apr 19, 2013 7:46 AM concerning plant:
    This will always be in my garden. Vigorous, never fails to bloom, large and showy.

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