Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Allan Ensminger
Year Of Registration: 1982
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1983
Seedling Number: 179-26
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 22 inches (56 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Bloom Color Description: Oxblood red, bishops violet blaze below beards
Beard Color: Oxblood red
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1985
Award of Merit: 1989

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Parentage: 75-1: ((Eye Shadow x Reath 6-64) x 71-3) X 75-29: (71-32 x Shahrohk Mahrohki)
Child plants: one child plant

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