Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2016
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2016
Seedling Number: U216A
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 14 inches (36 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Pink
Bloom Color Description: Silvery mauve standards; light slate blue falls, hafts blushed light mauve, very pale light mauve band
Beard Color: Burnt orange in throat, dark lilac in middle and at end
Style Arm Color: Silvery mauve, mid violet ridge and stigmatic lip
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2018

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: Amphidiploid
Parentage: S285B: (O349A: (L352A: (I320C: (F242: (Sweet Bite x D141B: (Tweety Bird x B301A: (Tweety Bird x 91324G: ((Apricot Elf x (Melon Honey x unknown)) x ((((Buckwheat Honey x Cuban Cutie) x (Buckwheat Honey x Sundance Kid)) x (Pulse Rate x Mister Roberts)) x ((Oriental Blush x Sniffs 'n' Sneezes) x Pet)))))) x Blazing Sunrise) x I303C: (F233A: (Spin Again x D124A: (Jade Jewels x Chanted)) x D172 AA: (A133B: (Stardate x 90-245s: ((822D: (Ice Chalet x Dixie Pixie) x C. Palmer 8134) x ((Oriental Blush x Gigglepot) x (822D: (Ice Chalet x Dixie Pixie) x C. Palmer 8134)))) x B241: (Earliglo x (Chubby Cheeks x 84238F: (Oriental Blush x Sniffs 'n' Sneezes) x Earliglo))))) x M215D: (J290C: (Touch of Mink x Cachet) x J326B: (E51AA: (Chanted x C137A: ((85-436A: (Apricot Elf x Pet) x 88-267A: (85-418A: (Caesura x 83-178A: (Betsey Boo x 80-14: (Antique Satin x Encanto))) x 84207A: (Gigglepot x Oriental Blush))) x 91-324C: (85-306B: (Apricot Elf x 83-129A: (Melon Honey x unknown)) x 89255A: ((((Buckwheat Honey x Sundance Kid) x (Buckwheat Honey x Sundance Kid)) x (Pulse Rate x Mister Roberts)) x ((Oriental Blush x Sniffs 'n' Sneezes) x Pet))))) x H240B: (Spin Again x Cachet)))) x Tickety Boo) X Oh So Sweet
Child plants: 9 child plants

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  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
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