Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: D. L. Shepard
Year Of Registration: 1998
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1998
Seedling Number: 95044-8941
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 43 inches (109 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Sandy red standards; ruby red falls, hafts heavily veined, sand red center stripe, lower portion red black
Beard Color: Rusty orange
Style Arm Color: Sandy red, edged golden red

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: 89004: (Chief Redskin x 85015: (Mirror Mirror x Burgundy Brown)) X Chief Redskin

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: north central Texas
Date: 2005-05-02
Color is better represented on the clump photo.
Location: north central Texas
Date: 2008-04-19

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