Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1991
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1991
Seedling Number: T 983-2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Magenta
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Cranberry violet
Beard Color: White
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1994
Award of Merit: 1996

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: J 483-1: (E 575-1: (Y 1735-AA: ((Alpenrose x Anthem) x (Amethyst Flame x Melodrama)) x Y 1734-1: ((Alpenrose x Brigadoon) x (Amethyst Flame x Melodrama))) x Rondo) X Raspberry Frills
Child plants: 5 child plants

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Date: 2011-06-12

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