Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 2005
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2006
Seedling Number: 00-54M
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
Gold
Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Line and Speckles
Bloom Color Description: White standards, gold halo; white falls, strong blue-violet radiating overall from gold shoulders, banded buff cream
Beard Color: Orange tangerine
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2008

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: U97-blue stripes, unknown, X U98-1A, unknown
Child plants: 7 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Date: 2020-05-11
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
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Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2019-05-15
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Location: Iowa
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Photo courtesy of Sutton's Iris Gardens

Date: 2020-05-17
Photo by Ladylovingdove
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2020-05-15

Date: 2018-11-05
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2013-04-21
Photo by Betja
Photo by Betja

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

Date: 2019-10-31
Photo by Betja
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