Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Marky Smith
Year Of Registration: 2012
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2013
Seedling Number: 06-21
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 39 inches (99 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Black standards silk edged, center base is black violet; matte black falls, some lavender veins high near claw
Beard Color: Black, tipped darker violet at ends, deep burnt umber in throat
Style Arm Color: Crests black, very dark violet midribs, purple sides shading to greyed lavender base
Fragrance: Pronounced
Musky
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2015

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: Bubble Bubble X Obsidian

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: Mt. Pleasant Iris in WA
Date: 2015-05-13
Location: Mid-America Gardens
Date: 2015-05-13
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Uploaded by Mikey
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
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Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens
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