Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 2005
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2006
Seedling Number: 99-93S2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Purple
Flower Patterns: Line and Speckles
Bloom Color Description: Pink standards; pink fall with purple lines becoming purple dots at distal edge
Beard Color: Tangerine
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2009

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: Brave Face X 97-54A4: (95-39T: (Haute Couture x Boudoir) x 93-140I3: (Pink Starlet x 91-43P: (Happy Marriage x 87-122U: (Birthday Greetings x Bubble Up))))
Child plants: 13 child plants

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