Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 2013
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2014
Seedling Number: 07-6A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
Gold
Wine
Flower Patterns: Line and Speckles
Bloom Color Description: Cream gold standards at base, gold veins to petal edges; bright gold falls, winewood lines and speckles to dotted distal edge
Beard Color: Yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2016
Award of Merit: 2018

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: Smart Money X 02-100Z6: (00-54lt: (U97-blue stripes, unknown, x U98-1A, unknown) x New Day Dawning)
Child plants: 13 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2014-09-28
Location: Keith Keppel's Garden
Date: 2015-05-14
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-05-25
First year bloom.
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Uploaded by Dachsylady86
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-05-24
First year bloom. Full sun.
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Uploaded by MaryDurtschi
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-05-24
First year bloom.
Uploaded by Henhouse
Uploaded by Snork
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2018-05-17
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Bay View Gardens
Date: 2011-04-30
Uploaded by coboro
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Date: 4-7-2015
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Uploaded by ARUBA1334
Uploaded by MaryDurtschi

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