Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Frederick Kerr
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010
Seedling Number: 04-044A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Peach
Bloom Color Description: Medium melon orange standards; velvet black falls, white area with dark veins around beards
Beard Color: Melon, hairs tipped tangerine
Style Arm Color: Orange
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2012
Award of Merit: 2014
Franklin Cook Memorial Cup: 2012

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Modern Era X 01-031B: (99-088A: (Lena Baker x 97-021A: (Fresno Frolic x Dear Jean)) x Next Millennium)
Child plants: one child plant

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Photo by MargieNY
Photo by Betja
Location: Iowa
Date: 2013-05-28
Photo by Betja
Location: Michigan-my garden

Date: 2009-10-10
Photo courtesy of Fred Kerr's Rainbow Acres
Location: Iowa
Date: 2013-05-30
Photo by MargieNY
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: my garden 
Date: 2017-09-28
Photo by MargieNY
Photo by Betja
Location: Iowa
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
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