Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: William Plotner
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1988
Seedling Number: 83-343
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Oxblood red standards; oxblood red falls, edged greyed purple
Beard Color: Dark mustard
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: 79-82: (Bayberry Candle x Copper Capers) X Tompkins 79-58L: ((San Leandro x Easy Grace) x ((Bayberry Candle x Hilight) x (Bandolier x ((Orange Parade x Grand Teton) x Cosmopolitan))))
Child plants: one child plant

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Date: 2015-03-12
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