Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2009
Seedling Number: Q28-3
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 33 inches (84 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Emma Cook
Bloom Color Description: White standards, fine lemon wire edge; lavender falls, large white starburst radiating out and blending into lavender, edge more buff to red violet
Beard Color: Tangerine, lighter at end

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Keppel 99-53A: ((Braggadocio x ((Witches' Sabbath x Gallant Rogue) x Romantic Evening)) x 96-47B: (Prince George x Braggadocio)) X Keppel 01-81D: (((Braggadocio x ((Witches' Sabbath x Gallant Rogue) x Romantic Evening)) x 98-173D: (Balderdash x Starring))
Child plants: 11 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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