Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2011
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2011
Seedling Number: P123A
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 15.5 inches (39 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Bloom Color Description: Dark royal purple standards; medium purple falls, blue purple flash at end of beards, white hafts veined dark brown to black, black veins extend outward over 3/4 of petal and coalesce into wide ray 1 inch below beards to edge
Beard Color: White, tipped bright orange in throat, orange in middle, white at end
Style Arm Color: Tan to cream edges, dark purple crest and midrib
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Amphidiploid
Parentage: K364C: (Baby Booties x I265A: (E105BB: (B240B: (Earliglo x 91264A: (85340B: (Truly x B80-18: (Indian Jewel x Blue Pools)) x 87134B: (Chubby Cheeks x 84238F: (Oriental Blush x Sniffs 'n' Sneezes)))) x Details) x D172AA: (A138B: (Stardate x 90-245s: ((822D: (Ice Chalet x Dixie Pixie) x C. Palmer 8134) x ((Oriental Blush x Gigglepot) x (822D: (Ice Chalet x Dixie Pixie) x C. Palmer 8134)))) x B241s: (Earliglo x 91316: (Chubby Cheeks x 84238F: (Oriental Blush x Sniffs 'n' Sneezes) x Earliglo))))) X N328A: (J392B: (F240A: (Sweet Bite x B281B: (Tweety Bird x 91216: (Patacake x 86363A: (Mary's Lamb x Azure Gem)))) x Minidragon) x Bamboozle)

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Comments:
  • Posted by KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Mar 2, 2015 7:39 PM concerning plant:
    A unique iris with the black texture veins. A bit of a shy bloomer so far in my garden.

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