Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2018
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2018
Seedling Number: V158A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 39 inches (99 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Very Late
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Mid indigo standards; slightly darker indigo falls, indigo blue textured veins
Beard Color: Mid tangerine in throat, tan in middle, based mid violet blue at end tipped frosted white
Style Arm Color: Mid indigo
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: S146D: (Toast of the Town x Absolute Zero) X Clash of Titans

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Menton, France
Date: 2019-05-27

Date: 2019-05-23
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2023-06-12

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