Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 1991
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1992
Seedling Number: 88109B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Violet blue standards; violet falls, smoky flesh violet rim
Beard Color: Orange, blue at end
Style Arm Color: Yellow orange, edged violet
Fragrance: Slight
Musky

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: Adventuress X Undersea Adventure
Child plants: 6 child plants

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