Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2011
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2011
Seedling Number: P159A
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 12 inches (30 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Rose
Wine
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Medium pink-rose standards; medium red falls blending paler to light rose edge, muted pink-white veins on haft
Beard Color: Pale violet, hairs tipped medium gold in throat, light gold in middle, violet white at end
Style Arm Color: Tan edge, violet midrib, medium pink-rose crest
Fragrance: Slight
Musky
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2014

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Amphidiploid
Parentage: Life X Plum Twist
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My garden, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2022-05-06
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Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: 2013-04-27
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Date: 2016-04-11
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Date: 2013-05-14

Date: 2013-05-14

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