Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2009
Seedling Number: M86BB
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
Peach
Pink
Violet
Flower Patterns: Line and Speckles
Bloom Color Description: Cream standards blushed metallic pink, fine darker pink veins shot outward; pale cream-white falls, haft heavily veined tan brown to wide gold peach haft margin extending 1/2 way down, medium metallic peach sheen over center veined and washed dark violet
Beard Color: White, tipped medium orange
Style Arm Color: Pale cream-white, medium peach rib, edge and crests
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: City of Gold X Conjuring Cat
Child plants: 8 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Mid-America Gardens
Date: 2015-05-14
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Location: Concord, MA
Date: 2016-07-18
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Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2016-05-05

Photo courtesy of Iris Sisters Farm, used with permission
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