Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 1999
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1999
Seedling Number: A10D
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Description: Deep rose purple standards; medium rose purple falls, deeper toward edge
Beard Color: Burnt orange
Style Arm Color: Deep rose purple, toned amber
Fragrance: Slight
Musky

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: Enchanting X Ruth Black
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Date: 2022-06-12
Uploaded by MargieNY

Date: 2015-02-19
Uploaded by Misawa77
Location: Poilly-Lez-Gien France
"Photo courtesy of Cayeux Iris. Used with permission."

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