Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2018
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2018
Seedling Number: V137B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 33 inches (84 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Green cream standards, center randomly dotted and sanded mid red grape, darker rib, mid dark red grape band; white falls, hafts to end of beards lined and sanded dark grape, 3/4" dark red grape band
Beard Color: Hairs based white, mid marigold in throat, mid tan marigold in middle, mid red grape at end
Style Arm Color: Grape, gold edge, mid brown crest
Fragrance: Pronounced
Musky
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2023

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: S91A: (Circle of Light x N115A: (First Page x Drama Queen)) X Tickle My Fancy
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2023-05-08

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