Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2000
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2000
Seedling Number: A114VV
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 24 inches (61 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Violet white standards with overall medium violet sanding and veining; white falls with 1" purple plicata band and narrow centerline
Beard Color: Blue black
Style Arm Color: Medium violet
Fragrance: Pronounced
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2002

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: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Privileged Character X Polar Seas

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Date: 2013-05-15
Location: Pfister Garden, Lincoln, Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-12
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2011-05-22

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
Location: Mid-America Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2011-05-20
Location: Pfister Garden, Lincoln, Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-12
Photo by Boxergirl

Photo courtesy of Rainbow Iris Farm

Date: 2012-05-10
Photo by Boxergirl
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-05-04
In my garden

Date: 2013-05-14
Location: Pleasant Grove,Utah
Date: 2012-05-05
In my garden
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2012-05-05
In my garden
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2011-05-22
Location: Pleasant Grove, Utah
Date: 2011-05-22

Date: Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens

Date: 2012-05-04

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