Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 1982
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1983
Seedling Number: 77-121R
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 24 inches (61 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Bloom Color Description: Cranberry, violet flash on falls
Beard Color: Cranberry
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1985
Award of Merit: 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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: ((Dignitary x (((Eloquent x (Galilee x Violet Hills)) x ((Frosted Starlight x (Spanish Peaks x Black Satin)) x ((Violet Harmony x Mary McClellan) x Frosted Starlight))) x Wedding Vow)) x (Sapphire Hills x Dignitary)) X (Waltzing Widow x Intuition)

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