Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Frederick Kerr
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010
Seedling Number: 03-098-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Violet
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Medium blue standards, darker veins; black falls, diffused lighter edge
Beard Color: Dardinian coral pink
Style Arm Color: Blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2014

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Louisa's Song X 01-044A: (Fatal Attraction x Romantic Evening)

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Location: Iowa
Date: 2012-05-06
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: 2018-05-30

Date: 2010-08-12
Photo courtesy of Fred Kerr's Rainbow Acres
Location: Iowa
Date: 2012-05-02

Date: 2014-01-12
Photo courtesy of Napa Country Iris Garden

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