Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 2010
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010
Seedling Number: NN 248-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Black
Beard Color: Black
Foliage: Purple Based
Purple Stems or Bracts
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2012
Award of Merit: 2014
John C. Wister Medal: 2017

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: HH 377-1: (Black Butte x Dark Passion) X GG 390-1: (Paint It Black x Thunder Spirit)
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: Mid-America Gardens
Date: 2015-05-13
Photo by MaryDurtschi
Location: Schreiner's Iris Gardens, Salem, OR
Date: 2015-05-22
AIS National Convention, Portland, OR -- Iris in Wonderland 2015
Location: my yard
Photo by MaryDurtschi

Photo taken at Shreiners May, 2010
Photo by Hemlady
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2016-05-12
Location: Mid-America Garden, Brooks, OR
Date: 2015-05-22
AIS National Convention, Portland, OR -- Iris in Wonderland 2015
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-25
Location: Willamette Valley, Oregon 
Date: 2015-05-19

Photo courtesy of Mid-America Garden
Location: Mid-America Gardens
Date: 2015-05-13
Photo by coboro

Date: 2013-01-20
Photo courtesy of Napa Country Iris Garden
Location: Catheys Valley California
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-26
Photo by Betja
Photo by MaryDurtschi
Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2016-05-05
Photo by Mikey
Location: Mt. Pleasant Iris Farm
Date: 2015-05-21
Photo by MaryDurtschi
Comments:
  • Posted by Praxidikae on May 21, 2023 9:29 PM concerning plant:
    I emailed Schreiners and they confirmed that this iris has purple based foliage where the rhizome and leaves meet.

    The spathes also have purple, as you can see in multiple photos.
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