Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 1992
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1993
Seedling Number: 88-138G
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: White
Wine
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Nearly solid pink wine standards; white falls, pink wine lines and dotting overall, white hairline edge, white sunburst around beards
Beard Color: Tangerine
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1997

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: Cupid's Arrow X 85-25A: ((((Handiwork x (Gay Parasol x Mystique)) x Goddess) x (Gem of Sierra x ((73-31-I: ((Ponderosa x Honey Rae) x (((Commentary x Claudia Rene) x Claudia Rene) x (Ponderosa x New Moon))) x Osage Buff) x (Vanity x Anon)))) x Gigolo)
Child plants: 47 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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