Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Frederick Kerr
Year Of Registration: 2014
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2014
Seedling Number: 06-023-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Violet
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Velvet dark blue standards, edged brown; plush red black falls, white line beside beards
Beard Color: Orange red
Style Arm Color: Dark blue, edged brown
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2017

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: 04-037E: (Kisses Like Wine x Decadence) X 04-024A: (00-071A: (98-040F: (Local Color x Gallant Theme) x 98-054E: (Romantic Evening x Gallant Theme))x Ghio 98-3F: (Vizier sdlg x Starring))

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2016-06-15
Location: Home garden
Date: 2018-04-29
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.

Photo courtesy of Fred Kerr's Rainbow Acres

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