Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Tom Burseen
Year Of Registration: 1993
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1994
Seedling Number: 9-238B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Glossy dark grape violet
Beard Color: Dark purple
Fragrance: Musky

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Dusky Challenger X Royalist

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: May 28, 2017
Location: Michigan
Date: June 2016
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gardenglassgems On August 27, 2022 Miscellaneous Event
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gardenglassgems On August 20, 2022 Transplanted
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gardenglassgems On September 4, 2021 Potted up
Removed from Veggie Raised Bed 9. Potted up a few rhizomes.
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