Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: George Sutton
Year Of Registration: 2005
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2005
Seedling Number: J-167BP
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Black, merlot hints
Beard Color: Black
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2009

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: Magician's Apprentice X Hello Darkness
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2019-05-18
Location: Nocona,Texas zn.7 My gardens
Date: 2022-04-28
This iris is much darker than shown in my photo
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2019-05-18
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2019-05-18
Location: Lancaster, CA
Date: Spring 2017
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Date: 04-27-2015
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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Photo courtesy of Sutton's Iris Gardens

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