Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Augusto Bianco
Year Of Registration: 2008
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2009
Seedling Number: 810
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (82 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Wine
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Dark violet standards; black purple falls
Beard Color: Black tipped gold
Style Arm Color: Violet
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy

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: Before the Storm X Strozzapreti
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: in my garden, Switzerland
Date: 2019-05-29
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Date: 2018-05-13

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