Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Duane Meek
Year Of Registration: 1986
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1986
Seedling Number: B128-1-5
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 30 inches (76 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Dark violet standards; black violet falls, bordered dark violet, lighter veining around beard
Beard Color: Bronze

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: Purple Pomp x Cherry Smoke

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Chatham, VA
Date: 05/13/2023

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Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
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