Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Brad Kasperek
Year Of Registration: 2003
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2004
Seedling Number: 97B-18G
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Rose
Bloom Color Description: Medium lavender pink standards; amethyst violet falls
Beard Color: Lavender to orange
Style Arm Color: Peach pink
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2006
Award of Merit: 2008

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: 95B-45H: (Isn't This Something x Bewilderbeast) X Squid Squirt
Child plants: 5 child plants

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  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Date: 2009-05-18
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Date: 2010-06-03
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Date: May 2020
Location: Front center garden, Zone 6b
Date: May 2020
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Date: 2011-05-22
Location: Elk Grove, CA

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Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-05-16
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Location: Overland Park Arboretum in Overland Park, KS
Date: 2009-05-18
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Location: Weiser, ID
Date: 2015 season
Location: My garden in Southeast Virginia, Zone 8
Date: 2013-05-10
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Date: 2012-05-17

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Location: My garden in Southeast Virginia, Zone 8
Date: 2013-05-10
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