Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Jim & Vicki Craig
Year Of Registration: 1990
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1990
Seedling Number: 8T32
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 22 inches (56 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Bloom Color Description: Oxblood red standards; medium oxblood red falls, hafts marked golden yellow and brown
Beard Color: Dark yellow

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: (En Route x Maroon Caper) X (Sacred Mountain X I. aphylla "Werckmeister")
Child plants: one child plant

Common names
  • Intermediate Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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