Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2005
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2005
Seedling Number: J140B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 44 inches (112 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Lavender
Rose
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Light medium mauve standards; light medium pinkish mauve falls, red grape few plicata mark on shafts
Beard Color: Orange
Style Arm Color: Butter peach
Fragrance: Pronounced
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 9b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Keeping Up Appearances X I've Got Rhythm
Child plants: 21 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Tennessee
Date: 2020-4-22
Location: Whitesboro, TX
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