Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2003
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2004
Seedling Number: I13B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 33 inches (84 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Purple
Violet
Flower Patterns: Broken
Bloom Color Description: Light violet blue standards, random medium violet streaks; medium violet blue falls, pale blue white center streak and random dark purple streaks
Beard Color: Violet, tipped brown
Style Arm Color: Light to medium violet blue, gilt gold midrib and crest tips
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Gnu X Hello Darkness
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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