Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ginny Spoon
Year Of Registration: 2017
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2017
Seedling Number: 2011-G16 MH/ORGB
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 14 inches (36 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Bloom Color Description: Mahogany red standards, darkest in petal centers; dark mahogany red falls, hidden yellow haft marks
Beard Color: Solid orange
Style Arm Color: Darker mahogany red midribs and crests, greyed yellow edges
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2019

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Amphidiploid
Parentage: Velvet Elvis X Eye of the Tiger

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  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
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