Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 1984
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1985
Seedling Number: B81-74
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Flower Form: Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Bloom Color Description: Rosy orchid standards, bright fuchsia falls, 1/2" red plum edge
Beard Color: Yellow
Foliage: Purple Based
Fragrance: Pronounced
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1988

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: P. Dyer 79-1 5: ((Bayberry Candle x Bamboo Curtain) x Copper Capers) X Chartreuse Ruffles

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2015-02-15
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-08
Second year, first bloom.

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

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