Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 2017
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2017
Seedling Number: TT 274-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Black
Beard Color: Black, trace of yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2019

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: 2001 #5, unknown X Midnight Oil

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Southern Colorado 
Date: 2023-06-01
Purple-Beard has a black base with trace of yellow on tips

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