Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Harold Stahly
Year Of Registration: 1983
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1985
Seedling Number: 78-7
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 29 inches (74 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Rebloom
Rebloom by Zone: Known To Rebloom Zone 5: -20° to -10°
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Deep red, slightly deeper falls
Beard Color: Deep red
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1988

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: Royal Trumpeter X 73-105: ((Edenite x Wine and Roses) x Credo)
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: Sussex, UK
Date: late May 2019
A rich wine bitone that morphs in the changing light.
Location: Sussex, UK
Date: late May 2019
A rich wine bitone that morphs in the changing light.
Location: Chailey Iris Garden, Sussex, UK
Date: early June 2021

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden

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