Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2012
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2014
Seedling Number: R77F
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 42 inches (107 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Purple
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Light buff mauve standards, violet base and infusion of midrib, gilt gold rim; iridescent royal purple falls blending to darker purple margin, pale buff haft overlaid red plum veins and sanding
Beard Color: Hairs based dark violet, tips dark burnt orange brown
Style Arm Color: Lavender violet, butter gold edge, peach mauve crest
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 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 9b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Class Clown X M29DD: (Ransom Note x What's My Line)

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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