Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2013
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2017
Seedling Number: U21D
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Broken
Bloom Color Description: Warm white and tan standards, mid violet to red violet irregular splashed segments and mottling; warm white and mid apricot falls, mid violet to mid purple segments and mottling
Beard Color: White, tipped orange
Style Arm Color: Mid tan, violet crest lines
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2021

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: O38XX: (Magical Glow x Impulsive) X R168D: (Passionate Embrace x O102A: (L2A: (Arctic Express x J159B: (Prince of Pirates x Romantic Evening)) x unknown))
Child plants: 7 child plants

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Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2020-05-09
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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2020-04-30
Location: Cottonwood, CA
Date: 2022-05-04
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2020-05-09
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Location: Cottonwood, CA
Date: 2022-05-04
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Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2020-05-04
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Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2022-05-16
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2020-05-02
TB Iris Big Break
Uploaded by Neela
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2020-05-04
Uploaded by Dachsylady86
Location: keppel garden
Date: 2017-05-27
Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2017-05-22
Full sun, 91 degrees F 32.7 degrees C, full resolution
Uploaded by Neela
Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2017-05-22
Full sun, 91 degrees F 32.7 degrees C

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Uploaded by Neela
Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2017-05-22
different bloom stalk
Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2017-05-22
third bloom stalk
Location: Australia
Date: 2022-11-09
Big Break

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