Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 1981
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1982
Seedling Number: 76-240E
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Rebloom
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Orchid
Bloom Color Description: Green tan bamboo standards; blue violet falls, edged green tan bamboo
Beard Color: Tan
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: 73-17G: (Blocher 223: (Sorcerer's Apprentice x Sea of Stars) x 71-147P: ((((Commentary x Claudia Rene) x Claudia Rene) x Ponderosa) x (Ponderosa x New Moon))) X Actress
Child plants: 60 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: Wairarapa, New Zealand
Date: 2014-10-28

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