Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2008
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2008
Seedling Number: M143B
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 24 inches (61 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Light medium lavender blue standards; rosy lilac falls, paler toward edge, narrow 1/4" light medium lavender blue band
Beard Color: Yellow in throat, pale yellow in middle, white at end
Style Arm Color: Medium lavender blue
Fragrance: Slight
Musky

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: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: T. Johnson Q38D: (Sunshine Song x Goldkist) X Devoted

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Uploaded by Betja
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Location: Mid-America Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2011-05-20
Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2013-05-19
Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2013-05-19
Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2015-05-12
Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2014-05-19
Location: Mid-America Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2011-05-20

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