Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 2012
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2012
Seedling Number: S48-4
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Emma Cook
Bloom Color Description: White standards; lavender over white falls, white central area and lavender deepening at hafts
Beard Color: Vivid tangerine
Fragrance: Slight
Musky

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Keppel 03-13D: (Restless Heart x Dance Recital) X Gypsy Lord

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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