Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: N. Henderson
Year Of Registration: 1984
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1988
Seedling Number: 80-1BL
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 33 inches (84 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Flared
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Very dark blue violet standards, slightly lighter at base; slightly darker blue violet falls, lighter at sides and base of beards
Beard Color: Violet brown

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: Sable Night X 75-5B: (Pawnee Pride x Allegiance)

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: Powell Gardens, Kansas
Date: 2009-05-15

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