Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 2017
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2019
Seedling Number: X163-AA
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Violet
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Dark violet standards; mid to dark violet falls, black plush overlay
Beard Color: Muted bronze gold, lavender on outer 1/4"
Style Arm Color: Dark violet
Fragrance: Slight
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2022

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: Keppel 09-107B: (06-137A: (02-75C: (Spice Lord x 98-204H: (Charleston x 92-44A: (87-26A: (Rosarita x 82-11K: (78-81A: (Rancho Rose x 75-113B: (71-12C: (68-5A: ((Henna Stitches x (Maricopa x Chinquapin)) x Montage) x Roundup) x 71-43D: (68-17B: (Montage x April Melody) x April Melody))) x Gigolo)) x Power Surge))) x Adoree) x Class Ring) X Keppel 09-86A: (Keppel 04-95A: (Oreo x Hello Darkness) x Reckless Abandon)

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: My garden, Ukraine, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2023-05-23

Date: 2019-05-23
Location: My garden, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2023-05-23
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