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Hybridizer: William Maryott
Year Of Registration: 1998
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2000
Seedling Number: X144BST
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Magenta
Bloom Color Description: Smooth dark wine standards; metallic deep wine falls, center crushed grape, slightly darker brown hafts and band
Beard Color: Deep bronze
Style Arm Color: Smooth dark wine
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2003

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: K11B: (F7A: (Brandy x Coffee House) x F89B: (Seeing Red x Maroon Bells)) X U114A: ((Midnight Special x E34C: ((Prophecy x Gypsy Belle) x Intuition)) x S112A: (Danger x Austrian Garnets))
Child plants: 3 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2017-04-16
Location: Australia
Date: 2020-10-05
Location: My garden
Date: 2020-05-04
Location: Van Buren, MO
Date: 2018-05-08
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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2015-05-03
Location: Tennessee
Date: 2020-05-15
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2015-04-27
Location: Saratoga, CA
Date: 2019-04-18
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2016-04-07
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Date: 2020-10-05
Location: Elk Grove, CA
Date: 4/11/17
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Date: 2018-05-27
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Date: 2020-05-25
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Location: My garden
Date: May 2023
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2018-04-10
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2016-04-07
Location: Garland (Dallas), TX
Date: 2016-04-07
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18
Location: My garden
Date: 2020-05-25

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26
Location: Van Buren, MO
Date: 2018-05-05
Location: Superstitions Garden In California
Date: 2011-04-29
Location: Garland, TX
Date: 2018-04-10
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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2018-04-20
Location: Australia
Date: 2022-10-22
Grape Expectations
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2020-04-24
Location: My garden
Date: 2016-04-21
Location: Central Texas 76844
Date: April 2011
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26
Location: At Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2014-04-26

Photo courtesy of Pleasants Valley Iris Farm
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