Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 2002
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2003
Seedling Number: 97-136X
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 26 inches (66 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Rose
Silver/Grey
Bloom Color Description: Oyster standards, cocoa pink center; cocoa pink falls, shoulders deeper, oyster center
Beard Color: Burnt tangerine
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2005
Award of Merit: 2009

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: 93-152A3: (Affaire x Romantic Evening) X Zepherina

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Common names
  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: In my garden. Poland.

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: In my garden. Poland.
Location: In my garden. Poland.

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