| Hybridizer: | Roger Duncan |
| Year Of Registration: | 2000 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2001 |
| Seedling Number: | 3-W-26-3 |
| Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
| Registered Height: | 32 inches (81 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Mid |
| Flower Form: | Ruffled Laced |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Black |
| Flower Patterns: | Bitone |
| Bloom Color Description: | Deep purple black, darker sheen on falls and small white spray pattern near beards |
| Beard Color: | Blue violet, dark burnt orange in throat |
| Style Arm Color: | Blue violet |
| Fragrance: | Sweet |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2003 Award of Merit: 2005 John C. Wister Medal: 2008 |
| 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: | Dusky Challenger X 1-M-37-24: (Spin-Off x Street Walker) |
| Child plants: | 10 child plants |
| aspenhill | On July 16, 2016 | Obtained plant FSK Iris Society Sale - qty 1 |
| gardenglassgems | On January 9, 2023 | Transplanted Transplanted to Flower Raised Bed 5. |
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