Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Zbigniew Kilimnik
Year Of Registration: 2011
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2015
Seedling Number: ZK-08-148-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38.5 inches (98 cm)
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Dull wine standards; velvety blackish wine falls, dark wine hafts on cream yellow base near beards
Beard Color: Honey
Style Arm Color: Violet wine
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy

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: ZK-06-123: (ZK-04-53-B: (ZK-99-02-A: (Best Bet x Gorby's Red) x Hello Darkness) x Midnight Oil) X Fiery Temper

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2020-05-03

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