Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2009
Seedling Number: M85AA
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 31 inches (79 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Pink
Purple
Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Luminata
Bloom Color Description: Ivory pink standards infused light grape up midrib and outward toward top, narrow butter-tan rim; white falls with plum sanding closer to haft edge, darker purple sanding over lower petal, white patch sanded and lined violet-blue from end of beard
Beard Color: White tipped tangerine in throat, yellow tangerine in middle, white at end
Style Arm Color: Light peach
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2011

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: First Page X High Master
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2016-05-05
Photo by Betja
Photo by Betja
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Photo by Betja
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: April 8, 2012
Paul Black named this iris in memory of his beautiful dog Fancy.
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: April 7, 2012

Photo courtesy of Mid-America Garden

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