Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 1997
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1998
Seedling Number: 92-73K4
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Lemon standards, strong pink midrib infusion; lemon falls, pink outpouring from heart
Beard Color: Yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2000

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: Enhancement X 89-11P2: (87-134Y: (Esmeralda x ((((Veneer sibling x (Capitation x Coffee House)) x sibling) x (Tropica sibling x ((Flareup x Indian Territory) x 76-37F: (Ballet in Orange x 73-122Z: (Hi Top x ((Ponderosa x Travel On) x Peace Offering)))))) x ((((Flareup x 73-122Z) x 76-37F) x (Preface sibling x (Old Flame x Pink Angel))) x ((((Ponderosa x Honey Rae) x ((((Commentary x Claudia Rene) x Claudia Rene) x Ponderosa) x (Ponderosa x New Moon))) x Homecoming Queen) x Orangerie)))) x 86-117F3: ((Winning Note x Caption sibling) x Memoirs))

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2014-04-10
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2005-08-12
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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2021-05-03
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