Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1944
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1944
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1946
Award of Merit: 1948

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Dymia X Ethiop Queen
Child plants: 114 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Border Bearded Iris

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Location: Zanesville, OH
Date: May 20, 2023
Heirloom Black Forest Iris
Location: Paris, France
Date: May 2015

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Location: Paris, France
Date: May 2015
Comments:
  • Posted by KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Nov 28, 2015 10:28 AM concerning plant:
    Originally registered as a Tall Bearded Iris, but now considered to be a Border Bearded Iris. Awards given as a Tall Bearded Iris

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