Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Richard Tasco
Year Of Registration: 2015
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2015
Seedling Number: 09-TB-02-04
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 39 inches (99 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Naples yellow standards, slight violet veins on midrib; violet falls, naples yellow rim, light bronze shoulders and veins near upper portion of beards
Beard Color: Hairs based white, golden indian yellow tips, minor violet tipped hairs at very end
Style Arm Color: Cream white, naples yellow edges, violet ridge
Foliage: Purple Based
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2017
Award of Merit: 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 9b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Kona Waves X 05-TB-27-31: (Antiquity x 00-TB-05-01: (Can Can Dancer x Three Strikes))

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