Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1995
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1995
Seedling Number: AA 285-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 39 inches (99 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Dark purple standards; dark black falls
Beard Color: Black
Style Arm Color: Dark purple
Foliage: Purple Based
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1997
Award of Merit: 2000

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: T 393-1: (J124-1: ((Matinata x Nightside) x G 393-1) x Titan's Glory) X T 315-1: (K 398-1: ((V 781-CC x (Toll Gate x After Dark)) x ((Dazzling Delight x Vitafire) x (V 270-4 x War Lord))) x P 273-B: (Morning Hymn x Louisiana Lace))
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: in my garden, Switzerland
Date: 2019-06-14
Location: Hobart, Tasmania
Date: November 2014
Tall Bearded Iris "Around Midnight"
Location: Hobart, Tasmania
Date: November 2014
Tall Bearded Iris "Around Midnight"

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

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