Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2009
Seedling Number: N108A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 39 inches (99 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Very Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White center on standards, medium violet blue sanded plicata veins blending to solid dark indigo, slightly lighter purple edge; white V patch around beard heavily washed and veined medium violet blue falls becoming solid dark indigo
Beard Color: Dark brass in throat, brass in middle, violet blue at end
Style Arm Color: Dark black indigo
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2011

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: J97A: (Thunder Spirit x American Classic) X Inside Track
Child plants: 18 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Date: 2018-05-16
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Date: 2012-06-04
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Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2010-05-23
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Date: 2012-06-02
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Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-29
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-03
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-03
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-03
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-26

Date: 2012-05-19
In my garden

Date: 2012-05-19
In my garden
Location: In my garden
Date: 2012-05-19

Photo courtesy of Iris City Gardens
Comments:
  • Posted by KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Mar 22, 2012 11:29 AM concerning plant:
    Big flowers with heavy substance. Growth is average.

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