Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 2006
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2006
Seedling Number: MM 657-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Rebloom
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Purple standards; black purple falls
Beard Color: Dark purple
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2008

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: HH 327-1: (Black Butte x Dark Passion) X Brazilian Holiday
Child plants: 3 child plants

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  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Uploaded by Rebekah
Location: My property in Idaho
Date: Photo taken May 30, 2022
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2018-05-07
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2020-05-21
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-18
Location: My zone 5 garden.
Date: 2021-05-21
Location: Schreiners Gardens
Date: 2012-05-31
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-02
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2020-05-26
Location: Schreiner's Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2015-05-14

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
Uploaded by tveguy3

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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Uploaded by Betja
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2020-04-24

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18
Comments:
  • Posted by KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Mar 23, 2012 10:28 AM concerning plant:
    A prettier iris than my picture shows. I can't seem to get a good picture of it for some reason. Good grower and reliable bloomer.
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