Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: J. T. Aitken
Year Of Registration: 2003
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2003
Seedling Number: 91T75
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Magenta
Bloom Color Description: Medium bronze standards; violet falls, rim medium bronze
Beard Color: Yellow
Style Arm Color: Medium bronze
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2006

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: (Irene Nelson x Cranberry Crush) X 85T20: (Vivien x Irene Nelson)
Child plants: one child plant

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  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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