Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Duane Meek
Year Of Registration: 1977
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1978
Seedling Number: 51-3-9
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Deep red black
Beard Color: Bronze, tipped violet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1980

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: Montego Bay X Dark Valley
Child plants: 19 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My Gardens
Date: May 28, 2004
An Old Digital Photo; First Digital Camera In 2004
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2016-04-28
Location: My Garden, Ontario, Canada
Date: 2017-06-18
A gorgeous, very dark, hardy tall bearded iris.
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2016-04-28
Location: north central Texas
Date: 2005-04-28
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2016-04-28
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2016-04-28
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2021-04-10
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Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2016-04-27

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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