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Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 1983
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1984
Seedling Number: 78-89B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Light blue
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Pale blue standards, darker in center; light blue falls, a mid blue wash through center
Beard Color: Light blue
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 9b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Bubbling Over X Mary Frances
Child plants: 59 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 2012
Explosion Of Color
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 30, 2008
A Ghio Favorite!

Olympiad
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 21, 2017
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 28, 2015
Moderate Overcast
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2005-08-22
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Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-05-19
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 21, 2017
Photo In Overcast & Clouds

Photo 5/16/10
Location: My garden, North Central Idaho
Date: 2015
Location: My garden, North Central Idaho
Date: 2015
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-05-19
Location: My garden, Pequea, Pennsylvania 17565
Date: 2017-05-19
Location: Cottonwood, CA
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 31, 2014
Close Up In Early Morning Sunlight
Location: Cottonwood, CA
Date: 2023-05-10

Photo 5/14/10
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 30, 2008
Nice Iris, Good Growth Habits
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 2009
A Favorite TB Here Always: Striking Iris!
Location: Lincolnshire, England, UK
Date: Spring
Olympiad
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Location: My garden, North Central Idaho
Date: 2015
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 4000-02-04
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2014-06-04
Uploaded by CLUSIANA
Location: Randy Squires' garden in North Hills, CA
Date: April 17, 2012
Location: Paris, France
Date: 2016-05-17

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