Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 2017
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2017
Seedling Number: 11-54D
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 42 inches (107 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
White
Bloom Color Description: White, light pink in heart and midribs of standards
Beard Color: Tangerine, white tips

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: 06-96R4: (00-21Y2: (98-20F2: (94-99Z: (Winning Edge x Blonde Bombshell) x Society Page) x 98-21G2: (93-40J3: (Heaven x 91-92B3: (89-74C: (Birthday Greetings x Bubbling Along) x 89-73: (Birthday Greetings x Presence))) x Fogbound)) x My Beloved) X 09-18J4: (07-62A-W2, Love of Life sibling, x 06-22K6, Emblematic sibling)

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2021-05-11

Date: 2017-05-01
Location: bay view garden
Date: 2017-04-30
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2018-05-20
Close to the Heart (Ghio '17)
Location: bay view garden
Date: 2017-04-30

Photo courtesy of Sutton's Iris Gardens
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Image courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens

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