Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 2000
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2000
Seedling Number: G39-14
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 25 inches (64 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
Wine
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Purple to purple black standards; cream to creamy lemon ground on falls with purple black stitching
Beard Color: Tangerine

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: E43-5: (Bee's Knees x C29-1: (A30-5: (Taja x X32-2: (Yipee x ((Sniffs 'n' Sneezes x Hammered Copper) x (((Guinea Gold x Pulse Rate) x Tiger Rouge) x (Royal Blush x Invoking))))) x A14-8: (Smoky Imp x Chanted))) X Epicenter

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  • Intermediate Bearded Iris
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