Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1990
Seedling Number: 85-177N3
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Pink standards; white falls, strong pink orchid purple edge
Beard Color: Red

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: Desert Fox X 82-238-12: (Goddess x (Rancho Rose x 78-224p1: ((Flareup x Osage Buff) x (Vanity x Anon))))
Child plants: 4 child plants

Image
Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: Indiana
Date: 2012-06-01
Tall bearded iris 'Cupid's Arrow'
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2020-04-04
Photo by MaryDurtschi
Photo by pinkiris
Location: Dallas, TX
Date: 2020-3-13
Photo by MaryDurtschi
Location: Home
Location: Australia
Date: 2021-10-24
Location: Santa Cruz, California
Date: 2020-04-24
Location: Western Kentucky
Date: April 2012
Photo by Muddymitts
Location: Australia
Date: 2021-10-21
Location: Home
Photo by pinkiris
Photo by pinkiris
Photo by Muddymitts
Location: Australia
Date: 2023-10-27
Cupids arrow
Location: Australia
Date: 2023-10-20
Cupids Arrow
Location: Western Kentucky
Date: April 2012
Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2021-05-03
Photo by MaryDurtschi

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
Photo by MaryDurtschi
Photo by MaryDurtschi

« Add a new plant to the database

» Search the Irises Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name

« See the general plant entry for Irises (Iris)

« Visit the Irises forum

« The Irises Database Front Page

« The Plants Database Front Page

Today's site banner is by Lucius93 and is called "Erysimum cheiri"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.