Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 2006
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2006
Seedling Number: L179-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 33 inches (84 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Violet
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Apricot bisque standards; smoky violet falls, magenta violet veining overall
Beard Color: Muted tangerine
Fragrance: Pronounced
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: (F166-3: (D61-1: (A63-1: (Dance Man x Rembrandt Magic) x Bygone Era) x B132-2: (Holiday Lover x Love Comes)) x F171-1: (Pharaoh's Spirit x Cast a Spell)) X Calling
Child plants: 34 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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