Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Richard Cayeux
Year Of Registration: 2019
Seedling Number: 1089A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 29.5 inches (75 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Description: Eggplant black
Beard Color: Bronze
Style Arm Color: Black

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: 0431A: (Mer du Sud x Mysterieux) X Dracula's Kiss

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2021-04-08
Image courtesy of Iris City Gardens

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