Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Marky Smith
Year Of Registration: 2012
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2015
Seedling Number: 09-18A
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 24 inches (61 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Purple
Bloom Color Description: Silky dark bishop's purple standards; velvet black falls, cream feathers around top 2/3 of beards
Beard Color: Yellow orange
Style Arm Color: Dark bishop's purple, sides greyer
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2018

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: Tetraploid
Parentage: 04-38A: (Jump Start x Fiery Temper) X Lady of the Night

Image
Common names
  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Uploaded by Dachsylady86
Uploaded by coboro

« Add a new plant to the database

» Search the Irises Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name

« See the general plant entry for Irises (Iris)

« Visit the Irises forum

« The Irises Database Front Page

« The Plants Database Front Page

Today's site banner is by Paul2032 and is called "Mini Mum"

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.