Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 1975
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1977
Seedling Number: 72-68M
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Rose
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Hazy rose
Beard Color: Tangerine
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1978
Award of Merit: 1980
Other: Premio Firenze, 1980

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: 69-58H: (Show Time x San Leandro) X 68-110W: (Ponderosa x New Moon)
Child plants: 228 child plants

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Date: 2012-10-07
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Date: 2017-09-12

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