Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 1986
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1987
Seedling Number: 82-113-12
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Rose
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Mid pink standards; white falls stitched rose
Beard Color: Tangerine
Awards: Honorable Mention: 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: Gigolo X 80-58J: (((73-31-I: ((Ponderosa x Honey Rae) x (((Commentary x Claudia Rene) x Claudia Rene) x (New Moon x Ponderosa))) x Osage Buff) x (Vanity x Anon)) x ((Flareup x Osage Buff) x (Vanity x Anon)))
Child plants: 5 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My garden in SE PA
Date: 2014-05-23
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: Spring 2021
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: Spring 2021
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