Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 1995
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1995
Seedling Number: B112-1
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 20 inches (51 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Orchid
Bloom Color Description: Lilac standards; lilac falls, heavily overlaid lavender, deepening toward tan hafts, 1/4" to 1/8" honey brown spot below beards
Beard Color: Deep bronze
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet

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: Zing Me X Y6-2: (((Inca Queen x (Tranquil Star x (Love Chant x Festive Skirt))) x Amber Snow) x ((Alpine Journey x Beachgirl) x ((Beachgirl x (Tranquil Star x Coral Strand)) x (Persian Smoke x Chimbolam))))

Common names
  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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