Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Richard Cayeux
Year Of Registration: 2019
Seedling Number: 1031A
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 19.5 inches (50 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Purple black standards; black falls
Beard Color: Black violet
Style Arm Color: Deep purple
Fragrance: Pronounced
Spicy

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: unknown M. Bersillon sdlg X Cliche

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Common names
  • Intermediate Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2024-05-07
First bloom for plant
Location: southeast Nebraska 
Date: 2024-05-07
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