Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio by William Maryott
Year Of Registration: 1997
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1997
Seedling Number: 89-121-Z
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Bloom Color Description: Shell pink
Beard Color: Blue pink
Fragrance: Slight

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: 85-153-T3: (Newlywed x 82-156H2: ((Creme De Creme x 78-172T: (Pink Angel x Entourage)) x (Blushing Pink x 76-176Y: (((Ponderosa x Debby Rairdon) x (Show Time x San Leandro)) x ((New Moon x ((Gracie Pfost x Ponderosa) x Ponderosa)) x Valentina))))) X 86-103-R2: (Romantic Mood x 82-156H2: ((Creme De Creme x 78-172T: (Pink Angel x Entourage)) x (Blushing Pink x 76-176Y: (((Ponderosa x Debby Rairdon) x (Show Time x San Leandro)) x ((New Moon x ((Gracie Pfost x Ponderosa) x Ponderosa)) x Valentina)))))

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  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Schreiners Gardens
Date: 2012-06-04

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