Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2007
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010
Seedling Number: M6FF
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Red
Wine
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Garnet wine standards; large (2/3 of petal) dark red spot on falls veined darker becoming paler red toward edge, spot blends to lavender rose blended band becoming 3/8" medium brown garnet band
Beard Color: Dark gold
Style Arm Color: Dark gold crests, garnet edges
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2012

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: Cranberry Sauce X Blyth F174-1: (Man About Town x Island Dancer)
Child plants: 3 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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