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Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1977
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1977
Seedling Number: H 591-B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Tailored
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Rich maroon red
Beard Color: Maroon
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1979

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: B 530-2: (S 799-2 x Glowing Tiara) X Spartan
Child plants: 4 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2017-04-16
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2021-04-26
Location: IN MY GARDEN (920 m in the northern alps)
Date: 2017-06-12
Location: IN MY GARDEN (920 m in the northern alps)
Date: 2017-06-04
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-11-24
Location: north bed
Date: 2018-05-27
sunny
Location: My Garden
Date: 2013-06-20
Location: Sussex, UK
Date: Early June 2021
It was a windy day on Tuesday - but the bees were determined to g
Location:  
Date: 2009-11-18
Location: north bed
Date: 2020-05-20
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Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2020-04-24
Location: IN MY GARDEN (920 m in the northern alps)
Date: 2018-05-28
Location: Mount Enterprise, Texas
Date: 2024-04-17
Location: Sussex, UK
Date: Early June 2021
The sun came out, despite the wind

Sultan's Palace

Sultan's Palace
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Photo courtesy of Iris City Gardens

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Location: Poilly-Lez-Gien France
"Photo courtesy of Cayeux Iris. Used with permission."
Location: north bed
Date: 2018-05-22
oregon
Location: north bed
Date: 2018-05-22
oregon
Location: north bed
Date: 2018-05-22
oregon
Location: north bed
Date: 2018-05-22
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