Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Chuck Chapman
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2009
Seedling Number: 02-043-1
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 14.5 inches (37 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Bloom Color Description: Dark purple black
Beard Color: Violet
Style Arm Color: Dark purple black
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2013
Award of Merit: 2016

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Amphidiploid
Parentage: Ruby Eruption X 91-064-4: (Chubby Cheeks x 87-32-09: (Velvet Caper x Michael Paul))
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Uploaded by Dachsylady86
Location: Southern California zone 10a
Date: March 11, 2016
First bloom of the season
Location: BC
Date: 2016-04-11
Uploaded by Dachsylady86
Location: SK, Canada
Date: 2022-06-16
Location: Southern California zone 10a
Date: March 18, 2016
This makes three blooms this year on the same stalk, two of them

Photo courtesy of Iris Sisters Farm, used with permission
Location: BC
Date: 2016-05-01
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens

Photo Courtesy of Te Sligte Gardens. Used with Permission
  • Uploaded by Joy
Location: Sperling, MB
Date: 2016-05-22

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