Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 1983
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1984
Seedling Number: 78-219X
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Maroon red, blackish sheen
Beard Color: Yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1986

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: (73-160 red: (Capitation x Coffee House) x Spartan) X Cherry Smoke
Child plants: 13 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Western Kentucky
Date: April 2012

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