Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Charles Applegate
Year Of Registration: 1970
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1971
Seedling Number: 151-67A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
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Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Strong purple standards; deep purple falls, darker velvety overlay
Beard Color: Yellow, tipped blended blue

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: Jet Black X Summer Fantasy

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2016-10-21
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Date: 2017-08-18
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