Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 1981
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1982
Seedling Number: 76-199A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Very Late
Flower Form: Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
White
Flower Patterns: Debby Rairdon
Bloom Color Description: Peach standards, blended melon at midrib; white falls, peach edge
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1984

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: Artiste X 74-77-I: (Bicentennial x Happy Bride)
Child plants: one child plant

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