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Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010
Seedling Number: 05-19-I
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Very Early
Early
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Emma Cook
Bloom Color Description: White standards, blue white haze at edge; white falls, rosy violet band
Beard Color: Cream, white at end
Style Arm Color: White
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2012
Award of Merit: 2014

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: 03-51S2: (01-122pk/vio: (99-144P: (Kiss of Kisses x Revere) x 99-33W: (97-41B2: (95-36D x Dear Jean) x 97-36H3: (95-36C: (Cinnamon Sun x 88-180P: (Notorious x ((Success Story x (Fancy Tales x Alpine Castle)) x ((Persian Smoke x Entourage) x ((Strawberry Sundae x (Artiste x Tupelo Honey)) x (Marmalade Skies x (Sun King x (Gold Trimmings x Solano))))))) x Romantic Evening)) x Dear Jean))) x 01-299V4: (Keppel 98-162B: (Last Laugh x 96-47B: (Prince George x Braggadocio)) x Brave Face)) X 03-41I2: (01-112V2: (99-94bo: (Brave Face x 97-41B2: (95-36D: (Cinnamon Sun x 88-180P: (Notorious x ((Success Story x (Fancy Tales x Alpine Castle)) x ((Persian Smoke x Entourage) x ((Strawberry Sundae x (Artiste x Tupelo Honey)) x (Marmalade Skies x (Sun King x (Gold Trimmings x Solano))))))) x Romantic Evening)) x Dear Jean)) x 99-34D3: (97-41B2 x Seakist)) x 01-160X2: (Revere x 99-120G: (Next Millennium x Love of Teresa)))
Child plants: 7 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My garden, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2020-05-16
Location: My garden, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2020-05-17
Location: Home garden
Date: 2017-04-24

Date: 2020-05-18
Location: My garden, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2022-05-24
Location: My garden, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2022-05-26
Uploaded by Snork
Location: My garden, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2023-05-21

Date: 2019-05-15
Location: Mandan, ND
Date: 2019-06-17
Location: Keith Keppel's Garden in Salem, OR
Date: 2011-05-23
Uploaded by Betja
Uploaded by Henhouse

Date: 2013-05-20

Date: 2014-04-22
Location: Schreiner's Garden
Date: 2017-05-22
flower show

Date: 2014-04-21

Date: 2014-05-06

Date: 2014-05-10

Date: 2014-05-12

Date: 2020-05-17
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26

Date: 2014-04-23
Location: Gwinnett County, GA
Date: 2024-04-15
Location: Gwinnett County, GA
Date: 2024-04-16
Overhead view of Iris 'Center Ice'.
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-20
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-23
Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2016-05-05
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Uploaded by Betja

Date: 2013-04-22
Photo courtesy of Napa Country Iris Garden
Location: Keith Keppel's garden in Salem, OR.
Date: 2011-05-23
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2012-05-01
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2012-05-01
Location: Gwinnett County, GA
Date: 2024-04-17
Iris 'Center Ice' has a large bloom.

Photo courtesy of Mid-America Garden
Location: Santa Cruz California
Date: 2011-04-28

Photo courtesy of Sutton's Iris Gardens
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: cummings garden
Date: 2011-04-28

Date: 2014-05-06
Location: Catheys Valley California
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi

Date: 2014-05-06
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