Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 1970
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1972
Seedling Number: 67-90R
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: White
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: White
Beard Color: White
Fragrance: Absent
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1973
Award of Merit: 1975

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: (Patricia Craig x (First Courtship x (Gaulter: (Violet Harmony x Mary McClellan) x Frosted Starlight))) X ((Nina's Delight x Frosted Starlight) x ((Gaulter: (Violet Harmony x Mary McClellan) x Frosted Starlight) x First Courtship))
Child plants: 51 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Switzerland, Merian Gardens Basel
Date: 2017-05-20
Location: Mebourne, Australia
Date: 29.10.2013
Comments:
  • Posted by OldGardener (So Cal - Zone 10b) on Jun 22, 2013 2:17 PM concerning plant:
    There is another Iris being sold in Australia with the same name but it is different: White with warm white centers, gold fading to white beards.

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