Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 1995
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1996
Seedling Number: 90-61H
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Lavender
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Rosy lavender standards; white falls washed and lined rosy lavender
Beard Color: Dark tangerine

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: Storyteller X 87-7K: (((((Handiwork x (Gay Parasol x Mystique)) x Goddess) x (Gem of Sierra x ((((Ponderosa x Honey Rae) x (((Commentary x Claudia Rene) x Claudia Rene) x (Ponderosa x New Moon))) x Osage Buff) x (Vanity x Anon)))) x Gigolo) x (Desert Fox x Shenanigan))
Child plants: 2 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Date: 2016-06-02
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