Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2014
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2014
Seedling Number: R117C
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Violet
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Center half of standards auburn then 1" mid orchid band lined brown then 1" lighter auburn band; plush red black falls, cream sanding and veining beside beards
Beard Color: Dark marigold
Style Arm Color: Mid auburn, crest veined dark brown
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet

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: O11XX: (Bold Encounter x Foreign Legion) X N124A: (J147B: (On the House x Romantic Evening) x High Master)

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Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2016-05-05

Photo courtesy of Mid-America Garden
Comments:
  • Posted by AndreaD (Los Altos, CA - Zone 9b) on May 8, 2017 1:02 PM concerning plant:
    Vigorous and heavy bloomer. Smells like rootbeer!

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