Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Polly Black
Year Of Registration: 1995
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1995
Seedling Number: PA3-2PL
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 30 inches (76 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Medium purple standards, some white showing in center; white falls, wide purple rim, purple dots in center
Beard Color: Bright orange
Fragrance: Sweet

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: Southern Comfort X purple plicata sdlg.

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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