| Hybridizer: | Keith Keppel |
| Year Of Registration: | 2000 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2001 |
| Seedling Number: | 95-68L |
| Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
| Registered Height: | 36 inches (91 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Mid |
| Flower Form: | Ruffled |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Black Violet |
| Flower Patterns: | Bicolor |
| Bloom Color Description: | Dahlia purple standards; red black falls |
| Beard Color: | Bittersweet orange to tile red |
| Style Arm Color: | Dahlia purple, shaded and edged apricot yellow |
| Foliage: | Purple Based |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2003 Award of Merit: 2005 |
| 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: | 92-83S: (Night Game x 88-140A: ((Tomorrow's Child x Gatty K41-1: (Show Biz x Villain)) x Gallant Rogue)) X Romantic Evening |
| Child plants: | 15 child plants |
![Location: Fort Worth TX
Date: 2008-04-28
Iris \"Fiery Temper\"](/pics/2012-02-18/Ladylovingdove/c207e0-250.jpg "Location: Fort Worth TX
Date: 2008-04-28
Iris \\"Fiery Temper\\"")
![Location: Fort Worth TX
Date: 2008-04-28
Iris \"Fiery Temper\"](/pics/2012-02-18/Ladylovingdove/17b5d9-250.jpg "Location: Fort Worth TX
Date: 2008-04-28
Iris \\"Fiery Temper\\"")
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