Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: David Nicoll
Year Of Registration: 2007
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2008
Seedling Number: D00 T18-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 31 inches (80 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Medium dark purple standards; purple black falls
Beard Color: Medium yellow, purple at end, purple horn
Space Age Beard Appendages: Horns
Style Arm Color: Medium purple

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Thornbird X Night Ruler

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: New Zealand
Date: 2014-11-03
Location: New Zealand
Date: 2014-11-03
Location: New Zealand
Date: 2014-11-09
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