Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1970
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1970
Seedling Number: A 378-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Wine
Bloom Color Description: Very uniform warm red chocolate
Beard Color: Red chocolate
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1971
Award of Merit: 1973

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: Gypsy Jewels X Luihn sdlg 60-9
Child plants: 21 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 9 June 2016
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2004-09-05
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