Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: S. Roberts
Year Of Registration: 1976
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1976
Seedling Number: R68-118-3
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Rebloom
Flower Form: Tailored
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Black red standards, lighter variation shot thru midrib, no striations; darker black red falls
Beard Color: Dark bronze
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1978

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: 64-1-3: (Lois Craig x Edenite) X 67-40: (Adam x Edenite)
Child plants: 16 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Photo by Australis
Location: Milpitas, CA
Date: 2016-02-16
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2016-10-10
Photo by Australis
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2013-10-02
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2011-09-28
The flowers are very dark when they first open.
Photo by Australis
Photo by Australis
Photo by Australis
Photo by coboro
Location: Adelaide South Australia
Date: 2021-10-07
Photo by Australis
Photo by Misawa77
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Date: 2016-10-10
Photo by Misawa77
Photo by Australis
Location: London, UK
Date: 2019-04-24
Bloomed in April 2019 and May 2018
Plant Events from our members
Australis On December 6, 2023 Transplanted
Slipped pot contents into a prepared spot in the garden bed.
Australis From September 14, 2020 to October 5, 2020 Bloomed
Australis From November 9, 2018 to November 12, 2018 Transplanted
Australis From September 9, 2018 to October 11, 2018 Bloomed
Australis From September 23, 2017 to October 18, 2017 Bloomed
Australis On December 3, 2016 Obtained plant
Generously given to me by a fellow NGA member.
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