Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2011
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2011
Seedling Number: 0177C
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Very Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Wine
Bloom Color Description: White standards washed light tan gold, prominent medium wine veining from edge inward to midribs, medium wine rim; purple black falls, beards surrounded by white rays
Beard Color: Violet, tipped orange
Style Arm Color: Light tan gold, violet ridge, upper crest wine, alternating wine and gold stripes below
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2013
Award of Merit: 2015

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: Magic Masquerade X L157C: (I98A: (Sensual Elegance x Romantic Evening) x Snowed In)
Child plants: 12 child plants

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