Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2016
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2016
Seedling Number: U161A
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 15 inches (38 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Description: Mid light apricot standards, chartreuse veins up rib to lighter lines over rest of petal; mid dark apricot orange falls with green metallic sheen, lighter blended band, green veins overall, short orange dart at end of beards
Beard Color: Fully saturated orange
Style Arm Color: Mid apricot orange
Fragrance: Pronounced
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: Amphidiploid
Parentage: R231D: (N275XX: (F312A: (B282C: (Tweety Bird x 91237: (Toy Boat x 89253B: (85367B: (829A: (B-80-33: (Buckwheat Honey x Cuban Cutie) x B-80-8: (Buckwheat Honey x Sundance Kid)) x 83195D: (Pulse Rate x Mister Roberts)) x 84238: (Oriental Blush x Sniffs 'n' Sneezes)))) x B295A: (Tweety Bird x Piggy Bank)) x Breezy Blue) x Clever) X All is Bright
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2024-04-09
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Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
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