Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2009
Seedling Number: N253A
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 27 inches (69 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Late
Very Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
Rose
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Raspberry rose standards, overall network of fine dark violet blue veins; cream falls, wide raspberry rose plicata bands
Beard Color: Orange, white at end
Style Arm Color: Medium pinkish raspberry
Fragrance: Slight
Musky
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2011
Award of Merit: 2014
Hans and Jacob Sass Medal: 2018

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: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: J344B: (E127AA: (Time to Shine x 91294A: (Tangerine Tangent x 85-306A: (Apricot Elf x 83-129A: (Melon Honey x unknown) x 86-327A: (83-129D x 84-238G: (Oriental Blush x Sniffs 'n' Sneezes))) x Rebus)) x Rebus) X L86A: (Waiting for George x Cimarron Trail)

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