Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 1996
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1996
Seedling Number: 8837A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Silver/Grey
Yellow
Bloom Color Description: Medium yellow standards; pearl white falls, center blended pale violet, pale yellow border, yellow reverse
Beard Color: Bright yellow
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet

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: 8530B: ((Betty Simon x Magic Candle) x ((Amigo's Guitar x Gaulter 68-593: (Laurie x San Leandro)) x Entourage)) X 8530C: ((Betty Simon x Magic Candle) x ((Amigo's Guitar x Gaulter 68-593: (Laurie x San Leandro)) x Entourage))

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2018-04-25
TB Iris Fine Blending

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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