Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Tom Burseen
Year Of Registration: 2012
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2013
Seedling Number: 09-139A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Violet
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Chrysanthemum crimson standards, washed blue at tip, amber orange at base; black falls, washed oxblood red at edges
Beard Color: Bright flame orange red
Style Arm Color: Crimson, heavy blue overlay
Fragrance: Pronounced
Musky

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: 07-62: (Kathy Chilton x Black Phantom) X 07-163: (05-472, see Hunkin Down, x Dramatic Style)
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2020-04-22
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2020-04-28
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris 2017
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris 2017

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