Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Olga Wells
Year Of Registration: 2011
Seedling Number: Y15
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 26 inches (66 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Garnet red
Beard Color: Copper brown
Style Arm Color: Garnet red, golden wings
Fragrance: Sweet

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Copatonic X BNNR-3: (Bee's Knees x Nut Ruffles)
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Intermediate Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2020-05-10
Location: Sussex, UK
Date: early May 2020
Blooms have a lovely dusting of sparkle.
Location: Sussex, UK
Date: late May 2021

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