Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 2007
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2007
Seedling Number: O96-1
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 20 inches (51 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Wine
Bloom Color Description: Bright blue violet standards; bright blue violet falls, large ruby black pumila spot covering half of petal
Beard Color: Blue violet, tipped bronze in throat
Fragrance: Slight
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: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: L145-1: (J194-1: (Romancer x G93-1: (E158-2: (B202-1: (Affaire x (X108-2: ((Touch of Bronze x Beachgirl) x ((Inca Queen x (Tranquil Star x (Love Chant x Festive Skirt))) x Amber Snow)) x X108-10: ((Touch of Bronze x Beachgirl) x ((Inca Queen x (Tranquil Star x (Love Chant x Festive Skirt))) x Amber Snow)))) x B164-1: (Chocolate Vanilla x Electrique)) x E95-2: (C225-2: (Z63-3: (W117-1: ((Alpine Journey x Beachgirl) x (Beachgirl x ((Tranquil Star x Coral Strand) x (Persian Smoke x Chimbolam)))) x Chocolate Vanilla) x Aztec Burst) x Yes))) x Sofia) X L16-1: (J10-3: (It's a Giggle x Being Busy) x J81-Y: (G147-2: (Suslik x I. pumila Schact) x Sunmaster))

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Location: Hobart, Tasmania
Date: 2019-10-14
Location: Hobart, Tasmania
Date: 2018-10-15
" Delovely " Intermediate Bearded Iris
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Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: March 29, 2012
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