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Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 1990
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1990
Seedling Number: 86323A
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 14 inches (36 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Bloom Color Description: Dark sooty red black standards; dark black cherry falls shading to red purple margin
Beard Color: Purple
Foliage: Purple Based
Fragrance: Pronounced
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1992
Award of Merit: 1994
Cook-Douglas Medal: 1996

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Amphidiploid
Parentage: Dyer G-6: (Demon x (Cherry Garden x Bloodspot)) X Forte
Child plants: 31 child plants

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  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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