Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 2004
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2005
Seedling Number: 99-178-O
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Magenta
Violet
Wine
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Old gold standards, red magenta at base and up midrib; electric violet falls, smooth mahogany shoulders and band
Beard Color: Old gold tipped blue
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: Ransom Note X Lenten Prayer
Child plants: 8 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Santa Cruz, California
Date: 2017-05-03
A.M. sun shining through the bloom changes the hues
Location: Iowa
Date: 2012-05-06
Location: Iowa
Date: 2012-05-09

Date: 2014-05-19
Uploaded by irisloverdee

Date: 2009-01-17
Photo courtesy of Napa Country Iris Garden
Location: oregon
Date: 2010-05-25

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