Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1972
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1972
Seedling Number: Y 906-3
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Wine
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Rembrandt red, slight copper halation in broad area along beards and spreading widely over haft areas
Beard Color: Deep orange
Foliage: Purple Based
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1974

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: ((Inca Chief x Lady Albright) x (Savage x Oriental Glory)) X (M 801-1: (Oriental Glory x Inca Chief) x R 1053-1: ((M728-B: (Inca Chief x Lady Albright)) x L 354-3: (Savage x Oriental Glory))
Child plants: 6 child plants

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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