Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 1998
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1999
Seedling Number: 93-136P
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White, overall rosy blue lining and dotting
Beard Color: Light tangerine
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2003

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: Cheating Heart X 91-65K: (88-161K: ((82-113AA: (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)))) x 81-50V: ((Handiwork x (Gay Parasol x Mystique)) x Goddess)) x (Desert Fox x Shenanigan)) x Filibuster)
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: www.dasIrisFeld.ch in Oetlishausen, Switzerland - photo by Sharlene Sutter
Date: June 2023
Location: Fort Worth TX
Date: 2010-04-24
Iris \"Palm Reader\"
Location: Weiser, ID
Date: 2014 season
Location: Weiser, ID
Date: 2014 season

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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