Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: William Plotner
Year Of Registration: 1999
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1999
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Bloom Color Description: Silky dark violet standards, darker veining; bluish black violet falls, centerline and edge matching standards
Beard Color: Dark blue violet base, hair tips varying from silvery white at end to light yellow in center, yellow in throat
Style Arm Color: Slightly darker dark violet
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: 87-403: (By Night x Study in Black) X 87-401: (Swazi Princess x Study in Black)

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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