Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 1996
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1997
Seedling Number: 92-12X3
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
White
Flower Patterns: Debby Rairdon
Bloom Color Description: Coral standards, blending to cream apricot edge; white falls, banded creamy apricot
Beard Color: Coral
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1999

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: 90-21Y: ((Romantic Mood x 82-198F3: (((Louise Watts x (Ghost Story x Ponderosa)) x (Ballet in Orange x (Hi Top x ((Ponderosa x Travel On) x Peace Offering)))) x Caption)) x 87-28N: (Birthday Greetings x 84-82-U2: ((Just Married x Caption) x (Exhilaration x (Blushing Pink x (((Ponderosa x Debby Rairdon) x (Show Time x San Leandro)) x ((New Moon x ((Gracie Pfost x Ponderosa) x Ponderosa)) x Valentina))))))) X 90-24T2: (((Winning Note x Caption) x 82-198F3) x (((Just Married x Fortunata) x (Just Married x Exhilaration)) x (Designer Gown x Divinity)))
Child plants: 19 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2021-05-02
Blonde Bombshell (Ghio

Photo courtesy of Iris Sisters Farm, used with permission

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