Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Graeme Grosvenor
Year Of Registration: 2008
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010
Seedling Number: D67-05-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (96 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Purple black standards; black falls
Beard Color: Dark purple
Fragrance: Slight

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: Y70-01-1: (R 6-4: (Work Ethic x Zipper Stitch) x Hello Darkness) X Diabolique

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2016-05-05

Date: 2015-05-11
Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2016-05-05

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