Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Orville Fay
Year Of Registration: 1960
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1960
Seedling Number: 57-18
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Reddish black
Beard Color: Brown
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1960
Award of Merit: 1962

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: Sable Night X 53-68
Child plants: 66 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Switzerland, Merian Gardens Basel
Date: 2017-05-20
Location: Sussex, UK
Date: late May 2021
A lovely black - but needs to be treated carefully to stay health

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
Location: Aquitania (France)
Date: 2012-05-17
Location: Aquitania (France)
Date: 2012-05-17
Location: Aquitania (France)
Date: 2012-05-17
Location: Aquitania (France)
Date: 2012-05-17
Location: Aquitania (France)
Date: 2012-05-17

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