Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: J. T. Aitken
Year Of Registration: 1992
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1992
Seedling Number: 81-52
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 44 inches (112 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Red black standards; black falls
Beard Color: Black, tipped mustard
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1994

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: Superstition X Haida Dancer
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: New Zealand
Location: Washougal, WA
Date: 2006-05-19
 Photo courtesy of Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm, posted with permission

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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Location: New Zealand
Location: New Zealand

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