Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Brad Kasperek
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2008
Seedling Number: 1B-464A
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 25 inches (64 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Rose
Silver/Grey
Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Broken
Bloom Color Description: Light old rose pink standards with muted silver white streaks; falls streaked red purple and white, sometimes tinted pink to red purple
Beard Color: Dark orange in throat, orange in middle, violet at end
Style Arm Color: Light old rose pink
Fragrance: Slight
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2010
Award of Merit: 2012
Knowlton Medal: 2016

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: 95P-45J: (Isn't This Something x Bewilderbeast) X 96B-32A: (Chocolate Moose x Capricious)

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Common names
  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Front center garden, Zone 6b
Date: May 19, 2020
Location: Front center garden, Zone 6b
Date: May 19, 2020
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