Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2002
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2002
Seedling Number: C81A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 46 inches (117 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Fluted
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Violet
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Pale pearly violet blue standards; rosy violet falls, subdued silvery blue violet edge, slight blue haze below beards, few white veins on hafts
Beard Color: White, tipped root beer
Style Arm Color: Pale pearly violet blue, orchid rib
Fragrance: Slight
Musky
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2004
Award of Merit: 2007

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: 91123D: (Mellow Magic x Born Beautiful) X A10G: (Enchanting x Ruth Black)
Child plants: one child plant

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