Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Roger Duncan
Year Of Registration: 2010
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010
Seedling Number: 05-F-48-25
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Silky glossy dark purple standards; velvety black falls
Beard Color: Electric midnight blue
Style Arm Color: Dark purple black fading to white along back edges, fringed crests
Foliage: Purple Based
Fragrance: Musky
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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Shadows of Night X All Night Long

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2017-05-15
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2017-05-15
Location: Mt. Pleasant Iris in WA
Date: 2015-05-13
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-09
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-29
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-06-02
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-06-13
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-05-25
Uploaded by coboro
Uploaded by coboro
Location: In a public garden
Date: 2013-05-04
Location: In a public garden
Date: 2013-05-04

Photo courtesy of Mid-America Garden
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-07
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-09

Photo courtesy of Iris City Gardens
Location: taken at Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm
Date: 2015-05-21
Location: Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm
Date: 2015-05-21
Comments:
  • Posted by KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Mar 23, 2012 11:27 AM concerning plant:
    What sets this on apart is the texture of the petals. They have a very silky and glossy appearance.
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Great Picture......great color by Paul2032 Oct 21, 2014 5:16 PM 1

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