Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Harold Stahly
Year Of Registration: 1984
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1986
Seedling Number: 80-3
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 31 inches (79 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Red black, slightly deeper falls
Beard Color: Red black

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: Stahly 74-6-J: (High Life x Joy Ride) X Defender
Child plants: 4 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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