Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2015
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2016
Seedling Number: R43A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 42 inches (107 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Violet
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Mid dutch chocolate standards blended to dark brass tan on upper 1/3; dark plum brown falls, veined white haft, mid grape center to lighter sanded veins blending to wide mid tan gold band
Beard Color: Dark orange in throat, mid orange in middle, mid violet at end
Style Arm Color: Dark old gold, darker edge, mid violet lip
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2019

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: Fly Your Colors X M23A: (Meritage x Pharaoh's Spirit)
Child plants: 3 child plants

Image
Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: Mid-America Gardens
Date: 2015-05-13

Date: 2018-05-31
Location: Mid-America Gardens
Date: 2015-05-13

Date: 2016-05-10
Location: Mid-America Gardens
Date: 2015-05-14
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: 2024-06-06
Location: Russia, Rostov Region. Natalia Ternovaya 's Garden
Location: Russia, Rostov Region. Natalia Ternovaya 's Garden
Location: Anderson California 
Date: 2018-05-13
Location: Mid-America Garden
Date: 2016-05-05

Photo courtesy of Mid-America Garden
Location: Mid-America Garden
Date: 2016-05-05
Comments:
  • Posted by BlueFlagFan (Elburn, IL - Zone 5b) on Jul 10, 2024 4:56 AM concerning plant:
    Poor grower for me in Zone 5b. Bloomed two years of five. Moved to a better location in the yard with the same results.

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