Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Les Peterson
Year Of Registration: 1974
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1975
Seedling Number: LP 72-120R
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 31 inches (79 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Description: Ruby red to garnet lake standards; ruby red falls, very light black overlay, edged ruby red to light garnet lake
Beard Color: Brownish red

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: Satan, Jr. X LP 70-R700: (((Country Poet x long line of reds) x Tantallon) x Mary Randall)
Child plants: one child plant

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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