Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2014
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2014
Seedling Number: R168H
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
Pink
White
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Mid pink standards; white fall centers blended to light green cream margin, darker green cream texture veins, light auburn blush over haft
Beard Color: Red orange
Style Arm Color: Mid apricot
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2016
Award of Merit: 2021
Franklin Cook Memorial Cup: 2016

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: Passionate Embrace X O102A: (L2A: (Arctic Express x J159B: (Prince of Pirates x Romantic Evening)) x unknown)

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Date: 2018-05-23
Location: Iris on Iselin, Simpsonville, SC
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2020-05-21
TB Iris Three Part Harmony
Location: Ljubljana, Slovenia
Date: 2024-05-18
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: Spring 2021

Date: 2014-05-23
Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2016-05-05
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.

Photo courtesy of Mid-America Garden

Date: 2021-04-09
Image courtesy of Cayeux Iris

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