Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1966
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1967
Seedling Number: W 1071-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Flower Form: Tailored
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Dark black blue
Beard Color: Deep blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1968

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: R 826-A (inv. parentage incl. The Bishop, Ethiop Queen, Blue Glow, Black Belle, Storm Warning, Black Forest, etc.) X S 529-G ((0 332-1 x K 521-A) x Licorice Stick))
Child plants: 3 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Image from 1975 Cooley's catalog
Location: Weiser, ID
Date: 2014 season

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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