Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 2021
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2022
Seedling Number: 15-166A
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 24 inches (61 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Bloom Color Description: Blue black standards; blue black falls
Beard Color: Layered mustard/slate/white in throat and middle, urania blue at end
Style Arm Color: Concord, blue black crests, slate purple edge

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Black Lipstick X Dark Matter

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Date: 2021-05-15
Location: Mount Enterprise, Texas
Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Date: 2024-04-19

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