Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2011
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2012
Seedling Number: P103A
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 26 inches (66 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Orange
Peach
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Mid light peach standards, narrow blended light butter tan band; greenish buff falls blending to mid apricot buff edge and haft; greenish textured veins, darker apricot buff veins in throat
Beard Color: Tangerine
Style Arm Color: Mid apricot
Fragrance: Slight
Musky
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2014
Award of Merit: 2018
Knowlton Medal: 2023

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Bundle of Love X M70 s: (J103A: (Viva Mexico x Complimentary) x Jersey Bounce)

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Common names
  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Keith Keppel Iris Garden, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2015-05-19
AIS National Convention, Portland, OR--Iris in Wonderland 2015
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-11
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-05-26
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-11
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-15
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Date: 2014-05-12
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-05-26
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-06-01
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-12

Photo courtesy of Mid-America Garden
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-14

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens
  • Uploaded by Joy
Comments:
  • Posted by KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Mar 1, 2015 3:43 PM concerning plant:
    Absolutely beautiful flowers with heavy substance and perfect form. Just wish I could get it to set a pod!

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