Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 1993
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1994
Seedling Number: 89-71LL
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 33 inches (84 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
White
Flower Patterns: Debby Rairdon
Bloom Color Description: Deep coral pink standards; white falls, edged pink
Beard Color: Coral, blue base
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1996

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: 86-95B4: (Newlywed x Caption) X (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)))))
Child plants: 10 child plants

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