Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 1997
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1997
Seedling Number: A68C
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Silver/Grey
Violet
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Grey white standards, blended light pinkish grey in center, slight violet midrib infusion; falls with medium dark violet central blot washed lighter toward grey white margin, light brown sanding on tan hafts
Beard Color: Burnt orange, hairs tipped violet
Style Arm Color: Pinkish grey, violet center
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: Witches' Sabbath X In Town
Child plants: 2 child plants

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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