Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2000
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2000
Seedling Number: B162A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Emma Cook
Bloom Color Description: Ice white standards, faint violet tint, light violet rim; white falls, streaked transitional area to wide blue purple band
Beard Color: Bright yellow
Style Arm Color: Ice white, crests brushed light violet
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy

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: 8852A: ((B81-35: (Betty Simon x Magic Candle) x B81-130: (Spinning Wheel x Focus)) x sibling) X 91110A: (Sparkling Fountain x (Spinning Wheel x ((B81-35: (Betty Simon x Magic Candle) x B81-130: (Spinning Wheel x Focus))))
Child plants: 10 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2020-04-14

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