Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 1995
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1995
Seedling Number: A161-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Silver/Grey
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Pastel mushroom champagne standards, flushed pink; red to rose burgundy falls, 1/4" pastel mushroom champagne edge
Beard Color: Tangerine
Fragrance: Pronounced
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: Curacao X W126-A: (TL181-A: ((Tranquil Star x Coral Strand) x ((Latin Lover x Bayberry Candle) x ((Panoramic x Latin Lover) x Embassadora))) x T168-A: ((Silver Shower x King of Diamonds) x Beachgirl))

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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