Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1967
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1968
Seedling Number: W 387-c
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Wine
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Mahogany red, copper cast
Beard Color: Brownish red
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1969
Award of Merit: 1971
Other: Cook-Lapham Bowl 1969; Judges Choice 1969

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: Fire Magic X Gypsy Jewels
Child plants: 52 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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From 1968 Schreiner's catalog
Comments:
  • Posted by EdenSprings on Jun 26, 2024 8:50 AM concerning plant:
    'War Lord', winner of the Cook-Lapham Bowl for Best Red Iris in 1969, is the reverse sibling of 'Fireball', which won the same award in 1970.

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