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Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2011
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2012
Seedling Number: P211D
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Light blue
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Light blue standards, base mid slate blue blending to light blue over center; black purple falls, narrowly banded light violet, dark purple wire rim, subtle light violet veins over hafts
Beard Color: Burnt orange in throat, mid burnt orange in center, purple at end, hairs based dark purple
Style Arm Color: Blue white, mid violet ridge
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2014
Award of Merit: 2016

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: Sirocco Mist X Dinner Talk
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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