Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Mark Grumbine
Year Of Registration: 2008
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2008
Seedling Number: MG00-135-30
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Bloom Color Description: Dark blue purple standards, blackish sheen in folds, light red violet at base; dark blue purple falls, maroon brown veins on white ground flow into red violet pool below hafts
Beard Color: Yellow in throat, blue red violet in middle, dark blue at end
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: Huckleberry Fudge X Raven's Quote

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Kansas State University test garden
Date: 2009-05-14

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