Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1990
Seedling Number: 85-27F2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (96 cm)
Bloom Season: Very Early
Early
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Orange
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Orange
Beard Color: Tangerine
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1992

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: 83-82M: ((((Creme de Creme x Financier) x (Ballet in Orange x Coffee House)) x 76-229M: (73-122Z: (Hi Top x ((Ponderosa x Travel On) x Peace Offering)) x Flareup)) x Cafe Society) X Guadalajara
Child plants: 29 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Arvada, Colorado zone 5
Date: 2006-05-31

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