Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Duane Meek
Year Of Registration: 2000
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2000
Seedling Number: 61-2-2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Deep purple standards; black falls
Beard Color: Purple
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2002
Award of Merit: 2006

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Tempting Fate X Blackout
Child plants: 2 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2016-05-15
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Date: 2011-05-29
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Date: 2016-05-15
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Date: 2015-05-14
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Date: 2018-05-24
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Date: 2018-06-08
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Date: 2019-04-21
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Date: 2014-05-26
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Date: 2002-11-03
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Date: 2021-05-14

Date: 2015-05-04
Location: Schriners Iris Gardens, Brooks, OR
Date: 2012-5-5
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