Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Viktor Sholupov
Year Of Registration: 2001
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2002
Seedling Number: 27-2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 39 inches (100 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Description: Pansy violet to black standards; black falls, rim pansy violet to black
Beard Color: Blue
Style Arm Color: Pansy violet to black

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Hello Darkness X Superstition

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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