Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 1986
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1986
Seedling Number: 81-36V
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Wine
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Pink standards, peach midrib; deep purple falls, 1/8" pink band
Beard Color: Orange
Foliage: Purple Based
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1988

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: Ringo X Magic Man
Child plants: 26 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Date: 2012-05-27
Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2015-05-20
Location: Maryland
Date: 2015-05-15
2015 bloom
Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2015-05-20
Photo by MaryDurtschi
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Photo by tveguy3
Location: Ed Burton, NE Wisconsin
Date: 2015-06-03
Photo by tveguy3
Location: West Central Tx 
Date: 2021-05-05
Location: Meise botanical garden
Date: 2022-05-17

Date: 2017-10-24

Photo Courtesy of E and B Farm Used with Permission
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Location: Indiana
Date: May
Tall bearded iris 'Liaison'
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: Ed Burton, NE Wisconsin
Date: 2014-06-10
Photo by rebloomnut
Photo by MaryDurtschi
Location: Texas
Date: Spring
Liaison
Location: Ed Burton, NE Wisconsin
Date: 2009-06-05
Location: Ed Burton, NE Wisconsin
Date: 2009-06-05

Photo Courtesy of Te Sligte Gardens. Used with Permission
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Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden

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