Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2014
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2014
Seedling Number: R202B
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 26 inches (66 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Mid gold standards, mid garnet wash over center, yellow gold rim; mid gold falls, mid brown tan veins/wash beside beards, mid yellow patch below beards, remainder heavily washed garnet in center and lighter towards mid yellow rim
Beard Color: Gold
Style Arm Color: Mid gold
Fragrance: Pronounced
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2016
Award of Merit: 2019
Hans and Jacob Sass Medal: 2022

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: M18A: (High Master x J212A: (Key to Success x Key to Success)) X Love Spell

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