Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Cleo Palmer
Year Of Registration: 1979
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1980
Seedling Number: 7599
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Tailored
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Light blue
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Light violet blue standards; deep purple black falls
Beard Color: Bronze
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1982
President's Cup: 1980

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: 7189: (((South Pacific x Whole Cloth) x Jet Black) x (Toll Gate x La Negra Flor)) X Jet Black
Child plants: 23 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Switzerland, Merian Gardens Basel
Date: 2017-05-20
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2008-05-25
Location: BC
Date: 2011
Location: New Zealand
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2010-05-06
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-04-13
Location: New Zealand
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2010-05-09

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Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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