Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Augusto Bianco
Year Of Registration: 1999
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2000
Seedling Number: 702
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (82 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Black
Wine
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Garnet red standards; velvety near black falls, garnet edge
Beard Color: Bronze
Style Arm Color: Mahogany and hazel
Fragrance: Slight
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 9b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: (Red Rose x Cherry Smoke) X (Jolt x Beachgirl)
Child plants: 6 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2017-05-23
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2017-05-23
Location: In my garden, a new plant
Date: 2012-04-25
Location: Hanover PA
Date: 2020-05-15
Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2015-05-29
Location: In my garden, a new plant
Date: 2012-04-25
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2018-05-05
Tall Bearded Iris Strozzapreti
Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Date: May 2007
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2020-04-09
Location: SunZone 6a
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2007-05-22
SANYO DIGITAL CAMERA
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: May 29, 2017
Location: Willamette Valley Oregon
Date: May 2007
One of my favorite irises, taken at dusk.
Location: Maryland
Date: 2013-05-09
reliable bloomer
Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: April 2014
Location: Western Kentucky
Date: May 2015
Photo by Muddymitts
Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2014-05-31

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-05-10
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