Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2010
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010
Seedling Number: N181B
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 27 inches (69 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Bloom Color Description: Pastel pink standards; creamy pink falls, ivory center, darker pink hafts and edges
Beard Color: Tangerine
Style Arm Color: Pale peach
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2012
Award of Merit: 2014
Knowlton Medal: 2017

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: K53A: (La Valse x Funny Girl) X K59D: (Lotus Land x Keeping up Appearances)

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Common names
  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: April 22, 2012

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Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: April 22, 2012
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