Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Gordon Plough
Year Of Registration: 1972
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1973
Seedling Number: 66-161-18
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Fluted
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Black from purple side
Beard Color: Black, tipped mustard
Foliage: Purple Based
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1974

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: 64-63-22: (((Duke of Burgundy x Edenite) x Congo Song) x Black Swan) X (Swahili x Ecstatic Night)
Child plants: one child plant

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: My garden in SE PA
Date: 2014-05-29

Image from 1981 Eden Road catalog
Location: Weiser, ID
Date: 2015 season

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
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