Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1964
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1965
Seedling Number: T-544-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 49 inches (124 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Light blue
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Light blue standards; dark, velvety blue black falls
Beard Color: Dull old gold to bluish bronze
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1967

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: N-364-1 (inv. dark sdlg. breeding) X R-103-1: (M1052-2: blue sdlg. x Whole Cloth)
Child plants: 5 child plants

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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