Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 1994
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1994
Seedling Number: 91289B
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 12 inches (30 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Bloom Color Description: Bishops purple, darker around beards
Beard Color: Purple, tipped lighter
Fragrance: Pronounced
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1997

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Amphidiploid
Parentage: Sigh X Cheery Delight

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Arvada, Colorado zone 5
Date: May
Location: My garden
Date: April 2013
Pirate's Patch SDB clump

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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