Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Larry Johnson
Year Of Registration: 2001
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2001
Seedling Number: JO94-68-3
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Purple black
Beard Color: Deep purple
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2004

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: Black Tie Affair X Mallory Kay
Child plants: 5 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Sussex, UK
Date: late May 2019
Black liquorice velvet - delicious  - prolific flowering.
Location: Chailey Iris Garden, East Sussex, UK.
Date: 2022-06-11
Location: Central Texas 76844
Date: April 2010
Location: Home garden
Date: 2015-04-15
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