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Hybridizer: Richard Ernst
Year Of Registration: 1996
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1996
Seedling Number: JF102-4-20
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (107 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Dark burgundy red standards, washed plum, lighter toward base; dark burgundy red falls washed cherry
Beard Color: Plum at end, burgundy red midsection, orange in throat
Style Arm Color: Burgundy red
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1999

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: F102-4: (Danger x Chief Hematite) X Shaniko
Child plants: 5 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Sussex, UK
Date: late May 2019
A stunning iris - always photographs beautifully.
Location: north bed
Date: 2018-05-27
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Location: Sussex, UK
Date: late May 2019
A stunning iris - always photographs beautifully.

Classic Bordeaux
Location: north bed
Date: 2018-05-27
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Location: Northwest Arkansas
Date: 2014-05-08

Photo courtesy of Williamson Farm Flowers
Location: north bed
Date: 2018-05-27
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Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18
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