Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 1983
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1985
Seedling Number: B81-20
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Rebloom
Bloom Color Classification: Orange
White
Flower Patterns: Amoena
Bloom Color Description: White standards, slightly veined pink; bright coppery orange falls
Beard Color: Orange
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1988

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: Dyer 78-3: (Peach Spot x Outer Limits) X Peach Sundae
Child plants: 20 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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