Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 1991
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1992
Seedling Number: 8633D
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Bloom Color Classification: Orange
Silver/Grey
Violet
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Greyed red violet standards; pearly violet white falls blending to greyed red violet edge, amber orange thumbprint on hafts
Beard Color: Bright deep orange
Style Arm Color: Edged apricot, pink violet crests

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: Extravagant X Roller Coaster
Child plants: 3 child plants

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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