Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Richard Tasco
Year Of Registration: 2014
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2014
Seedling Number: 08-TB-25-02
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Wine
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Oxblood red to brick red standards, light bronze lower midrib; velvety jet black falls, several yellow veins near back portion of beards
Beard Color: Golden orange, few purple black hairs at end
Style Arm Color: Gold, brick red crests and blush near rib
Foliage: Purple Based
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2016

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
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: Black Magic Woman X Smoky Shadows

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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2018-05-12
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2020-04-09
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2016-04-29
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2022-04-26
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2016-04-16
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2022-04-26
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2020-04-09
Location: Beaumont Ridge Iris Gardens
Date: May 16th 2018
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: 2021-06-08
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2016-04-16
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
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