Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Vernon & Dana Brown
Year Of Registration: 2005
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2005
Seedling Number: 98-33-25
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Tailored
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Dark purple black standards; black falls, a few inconspicuous purple haft marks
Beard Color: Dark purple black
Style Arm Color: Dark purple black
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet

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: Local Color X Old Black Magic

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: North Carolina
Date: 05-06-2013

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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