Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 2005
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2006
Seedling Number: 98-181J
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Very Late
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Violet
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Roman purple standards, lightly shaded greyed rose at base; blackish port falls
Beard Color: Cadmium orange, spanish yellow at end
Style Arm Color: Violet, empire yellow edges, blended coronation purple crests
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2008

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: 93-63F: (Magharee x Overjoyed) X 93-77A: (89-99A: (Witch's Wand x Witches' Sabbath) x Romantic Evening)

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Schreiner's Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2015-05-14
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Date: 2012-06-04
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Date: 2020-05-23
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Date: 2014-05-20
Location: Australia
Date: 2021-11-11
Location: Keppel garden
Date: 2012-06-01

Photo courtesy of Iris Sisters Farm, used with permission
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