Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Marky Smith
Year Of Registration: 1994
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1996
Seedling Number: 90-54A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Black garnet standards, shading to near black edge, dark red violet midrib; black garnet falls, blacker rim, dark brown shoulders, few pale orchid marks near beards
Beard Color: Very dark violet
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1998

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: Warrior King X 87-22A: (Back in Black x (Storm Center x Visual Arts))
Child plants: 4 child plants

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Location: New Zealand

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