Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2020
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2020
Seedling Number: V118B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 33 inches (84 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Dark Top
Bloom Color Description: Dark slate purple standards blending to light grey to tan bands, interior vibrant mid purple; eggshell white falls, wide pale butter band becoming darker toward edge, gilt gold rim
Beard Color: Dark orange in throat, mid orange in middle, yellow gold at end
Style Arm Color: Light brassy violet, light olive edge and ridge
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet

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: R174B: (Frontline x Bluebird of Happiness) X T19B: (Monsoon Moon x Bluebird of Happiness)

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My garden, Watkins Glen, NY
Date: 6.5.23

Date: 2019-05-24

Date: 2019-05-24
Location: My garden, Watkins Glen, NY
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Location: My garden, Watkins Glen, NY
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