Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Roger Duncan
Year Of Registration: 2004
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2005
Seedling Number: 8-D-123-69
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 31 inches (79 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Dark purple black
Beard Color: Dark purple at end, violet in middle
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2007
Award of Merit: 2009

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: Hollywood Nights X Black Tie Affair
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Schreiner's Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2015-05-14
Location: Wonthaggi/North , Victoria, Australia
Date: 2021-11-11

Spring 2009
Location: Iowa
Date: 2013-06-10
Location: Schreiner's Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2015-05-14
Photo by tveguy3
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2020-05-31
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2019-05-19
Location: Iowa
Photo by mattsmom
Location: California
Date: 2013-06-08
All Night Long in bright sun, showing beards and hafts.

All Night Long
Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2014-06-08
Location: Iowa
Date: 2012-05-15
Location: Australia
Date: 2022-11-12
All Night Long
Location: Catheys Valley California
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Photo by mattsmom
Location: Australia
Date: 2022-11-16
All night long

Date: 2012-06-04
Photo courtesy of Napa Country Iris Garden

Photo courtesy of Iris City Gardens

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

 Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens
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