Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Frederick Kerr
Year Of Registration: 2008
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2009
Seedling Number: 99-060C
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Flat
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Dark blue black, white lines at hafts extending just beyond beards
Beard Color: Golden yellow
Style Arm Color: Dark blue black
Fragrance: Slight
Musky
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 92-004-6: (World Tour x Kathleen Kay Nelson)

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2015-06-02
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Date: 2017-05-14
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Date: 2018-05-13
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Date: 2012-05-31
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2018-05-15
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Date: 2021-04-30

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