Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2008
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2008
Seedling Number: L100B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Gold
Violet
Wine
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Metallic slate purple standards blending upward to bronze tan; brassy gold falls richly overlaid dark claret at hafts and rouged spot extending 3/4 of the way outward, fine network of white veins over hafts, circular blue violet flash at end of beards
Beard Color: Orange
Style Arm Color: Brassy gold, crests veined plum purple
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2012

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Berry Scary X I104A: (Making Memories x Bachelor Party)
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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