Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Harold Stahly
Year Of Registration: 1984
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1985
Seedling Number: 79-3-B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Very deep violet standards; violet black falls
Beard Color: Violet black
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1987

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: 72-6-B: (Tuxedo x (Licorice Stick x Black Swan)) X Dusky Dancer
Child plants: one child plant

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2012-04-30

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Location: In my Northern California garden
Date: 2012-04-29

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