Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 1986
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1987
Seedling Number: 82-5-B4
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Smooth gold
Beard Color: Gold
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1989

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: 79-95: ((Malaysia x (Show Time x (Ponderosa x New Moon))) x (Capitation x Coffee House)) x (Indian Territory x Countryman)) X Speculator
Child plants: 10 child plants

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Location: www.dasIrisFeld.ch in Oetlishausen, Switzerland - photo by Sharlene Sutter
Date: 2021-06-11

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