Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2013
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2013
Seedling Number: R31A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Flared
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
White
Flower Patterns: Reverse Amoena
Bloom Color Description: Milk glass white standards, mid violet blue base and 1/2 way up midribs; milk glass white falls, slightly darker texture veining
Beard Color: Hairs based light violet blue, tips white
Style Arm Color: Milk glass white
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2015

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: Simply Sensational X Blue Trill
Child plants: 4 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2022-06-01
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Big clump...vigorous
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Date: 2015-05-14
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Date: 2015-05-13
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Date: May 20th 00 2016
After the Rain -- Black '13

Date: 2014-05-23
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Date: 2015-05-14
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Date: 2012-06-04
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Date: 2015-05-13

Date: 2014-05-23

Photo courtesy of Mid-America Garden
Location: mid america gardens
Date: 2012
Discussion Threads about this plant
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Great color!! by cocoajuno May 18, 2020 4:23 AM 0

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