Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Richard Tasco
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2009
Seedling Number: 01-IB-46-34
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 25 inches (64 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: White
Wine
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Luminata
Bloom Color Description: Dark violet purple standards sanded and veined lighter, blackish purple midrib, thin old-gold rim; dark violet purple falls sanded and veined lighter, bottom half black, white area near beards, light bright yellow edges near hafts, thin old gold rim
Beard Color: Tangerine in throat, golden tangerine in middle, white at end
Style Arm Color: White, light purple blush on sides
Fragrance: Slight
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2012

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: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Mind Reader X Hoodlum

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