Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 1984
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1985
Seedling Number: B81-119
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 30 inches (76 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Lavender
Violet
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Ecru standards, lavender blending out from midrib, deeper ecru tan veining to edge; blue violet falls, brownish thumbprints, 1/4" chartreuse ecru edge
Beard Color: Pale yellow white
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1988

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: P. Dyer 79-15: ((Bayberry Candle x Bamboo Curtain) x Copper Capers) X Chartreuse Ruffles
Child plants: 2 child plants

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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