Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: L. & K. Jedlicka
Year Of Registration: 2011
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2012
Seedling Number: Jeda 5-33U29
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Deep purple black standards; pure black falls
Beard Color: Deep purple black
Style Arm Color: Purple black
Fragrance: Sweet

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: Hello Darkness X Before the Storm

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2021-05-24 
First bloom for plant
Location: Weiser, ID
Date: 2015 season

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
Location: Home
Date: 2016-06-03
Very black
Location: Home
Date: 2016-06-03

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