Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2002
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2003
Seedling Number: I81B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 39 inches (99 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Wine
Flower Patterns: Variegata
Bloom Color Description: Old gold standards, midrib flushed burgundy, gilt gold rim; black cherry falls, some yellow at hafts, narrow gilt to brown rim, short white dart at end of beards
Beard Color: Old gold
Style Arm Color: Old gold, midrib smoky violet
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2005
Award of Merit: 2008

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: F154A: (C52E: (Witches' Sabbath x In Town) x Flying Carpet) X D61AA: (Skyblaze x Tom Johnson)
Child plants: 26 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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