Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Les Peterson
Year Of Registration: 1958
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1960
Seedling Number: 57-157
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Indian lake and garnet lake
Beard Color: Dull yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1961

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: (Char-Maize x (2 sisters from Happy Days x Depute Nomblot)) X (Bryce Canyon x Moontide)
Child plants: 16 child plants

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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