Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Peter DeSantis
Year Of Registration: 1996
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1997
Seedling Number: 85-26
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 42 inches (107 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Magenta
Bloom Color Description: Dark plum violet standards; dark plum violet falls, brown blush and markings on haft
Beard Color: Violet blue
Style Arm Color: White, centerline and edge plum violet
Fragrance: Slight
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2000

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: 1979-2A: ((Valhalla x Turbulence) x Top Executive) X B-78-651-2: (Midnight Special x Tarde)

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2020-03-28
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2020-03-28
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: June 1, 2017
Location: Santa Clara, CA
Date: 2018-04-18

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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