Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 1999
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1999
Seedling Number: 91353A
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 18 inches (46 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Bloom Color Description: Orchid, falls edged paler
Beard Color: Light violet, gold in throat
Style Arm Color: Orchid with beige sides
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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Midnight Madness X 8840A: (((Betty Simon x Magic Candle) x ((Amigo's Guitar x Gaulter 68-593: (Laurie x San Leandro)) x Entourage)) x (Frances Gaulter x Sky Hooks))

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