Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2009
Seedling Number: N245A
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 27 inches (69 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Bloom Color Description: Light medium slate blue standards, grey tan halo; light medium slate blue falls, violet blue flash at end of beards, plum hafts
Beard Color: Dark indigo
Style Arm Color: Light medium blue
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy

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: Mythology X Experiment

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  • Intermediate Bearded Iris

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Threatening (Black 2009)
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Location: Mid-America Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2011-05-20

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Location: Mid-America Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2011-05-20

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