Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 1983
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1984
Seedling Number: 80-291X
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 26 inches (66 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: White
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Amoena
Bloom Color Description: White standards, flushed yellow; yellow falls, wide white edge
Beard Color: White
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1986
Award of Merit: 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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Marmalade Skies X (Sun King x (Gold Trimmings x Solano))
Child plants: 28 child plants

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