Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Bob Brown
Year Of Registration: 1987
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1988
Seedling Number: 85-5
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Dark red purple
Beard Color: Dark red purple, tipped silvery white, touch of yellow deep in throat
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1990

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: Titan's Glory X 81-23: (Night Hawk x (7153 blue: (White King x Royal Gold) x His Lordship))
Child plants: 16 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My garden in SE PA
Date: 2014-05-26
Location: Wonthaggi/North , Victoria, Australia
Date: 2020-10-26
Location: Wonthaggi/North , Victoria, Australia
Date: 2020-11-10
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Date: 2017-06-08
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