Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 2016
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2016
Seedling Number: V149-2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Rich red purple standards deepening toward outside; velvety red black falls
Beard Color: Bronze 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: Reckless Abandon X Keppel 06-7A: (Juicy Rumours x Are We in Love)
Child plants: 7 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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