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Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 2016
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2016
Seedling Number: U10-X3
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 30 inches (76 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Wine
Flower Patterns: Luminata
Bloom Color Description: Very dark wine purple standards, lighter toward biscuit edges; very dark wine purple black velvet overlay on falls, biscuit dotting in throat to shoulders
Beard Color: Yellow
Style Arm Color: Biscuit
Foliage: Purple Stems or Bracts
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2018

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: Parentage unknown

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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