Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Larry Lauer
Year Of Registration: 1998
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1998
Seedling Number: 88-122-3
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Bloom Color Description: Blackish purple, deep lavender central flush on falls
Beard Color: Deep purple, hairs tipped mustard, changing to mustard central section, bright yellow in throat
Foliage: Purple Based
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2000

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: Witches' Sabbath X Black Fantasy
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: Home garden
Date: 2018-05-01
Location: Schreiner's Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2015-05-14
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 2012
Close Up View
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2018-04-18
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2017-04-24
Men in Black (Lauer '98)
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 26, 2014
Close Up View Late Afternoon
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2018-04-20
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2018-04-19
Location: My Gardens
Date: May 2012
Close Up View

Photo courtesy of Rainbow Iris Farm

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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