Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2003
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2004
Seedling Number: I149A
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 27 inches (69 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Bloom Color Description: Opalescent pale pink, falls blending to white near beards
Beard Color: White, tipped tangerine
Style Arm Color: Light buff peach
Fragrance: Pronounced
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2006
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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Procession X F175BB: (Northern Jewel x 91196A: (8864B: ((Navy Waves x Bride's Halo) x (Navy Waves x Bride's Halo)) x C. Palmer aphylla sdlg.)

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Common names
  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2012-05-13
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-05-13
In my Garden

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens
Location: In my garden....Pl. Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-05-16
A lovely show stalk
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2011-06-01
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2011-05-31
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-05-13
In my garden....show quality stalks....with Nickle

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-05-10
In my garden
Location: My garden in Southeast Virginia
Date: 2014-05-08
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