Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Gerald Richardson
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010
Seedling Number: 03-2-2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 46 inches (117 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Red violet standards, thin lighter edge; blue tinged violet falls, redder at hafts
Beard Color: Violet, bronze at end
Style Arm Color: Red, violet red midribs
Fragrance: Slight
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2013

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: Diabolique X 99-42-4: (96-62-1: (94-9-1: (Hello Darkness x He-Man Blues) x Wide Hips) x 96-UT-1, parentage unknown)

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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