Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1985
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1985
Seedling Number: R 114-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Bloom Color Description: Dark purple black
Beard Color: Ebony
Foliage: Purple Based
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1987
Award of Merit: 1991

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: J 969-A: ((Night Song x A 588-A) x (Y 1608 x Matinata)) X Titan's Glory
Child plants: 18 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2011-05-29
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2019-05-02
Location: Mrs. Z's - Kelowna, B.C.
Date: 2007-05-30
 6:55 am. A remarkable offspring of Titan's Glory.
Location: Saratoga, CA
Date: 2012-05-15
Location: Kannapolis, NC
Date: 2012-04-21
Beautiful!
Uploaded by joyfulirises

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

Photo Courtesy of Te Sligte Gardens. Used with Permission
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