Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: William Maryott
Year Of Registration: 2002
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2002
Seedling Number: X191A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Purplish black standards; spectrum black falls
Beard Color: Purple, tipped white to tipped yellow in throat
Style Arm Color: Purplish black
Foliage: Purple Based
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2005

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: S192C: (Majestic Beauty x Blackout) X T148A: (En Garde x Magician's Apprentice)

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  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Date: 2014-01-20
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