Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 1983
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1984
Seedling Number: 78-217P
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Salmon pink
Beard Color: Tangerine
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1987

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: 76-176Q: (72-92R: ((Ponderosa x Debby Rairdon) x (Show Time x San Leandro)) x 71-1K: ((New Moon x ((Gracie Pfost x Ponderosa) x Ponderosa)) x Valentina)) X 76-44: (Wings of Dreams x Entourage)
Child plants: 15 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2014-04-13
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