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Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2007
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2008
Seedling Number: M91B
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 27 inches (69 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Very Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Dark royal purple standards; black-purple falls, muted white rays on each side of beard
Beard Color: Yellow gold
Style Arm Color: Medium royal purple
Fragrance: Slight
Musky
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2010
Award of Merit: 2012
Knowlton Medal: 2014

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: J180D: (E40A: (Tom Johnson x Red Zinger) x Romantic Evening) X Dance Gypsy
Child plants: 16 child plants

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  • Iris
  • Border Bearded Iris

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