| Hybridizer: | Paul Black |
| Year Of Registration: | 2002 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2002 |
| Seedling Number: | H238CC |
| Classification: | Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB) |
| Registered Height: | 15 inches (38 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Mid |
| Rebloom by Zone: | Known To Rebloom Zone 4: -30° to -20° Known To Rebloom Zone 5: -20° to -10° Known To Rebloom Zone 6:-10° to 0° Known To Rebloom Zone 7: 0°-10° Known To Rebloom Zone 8: 10° to 20° |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Rose Wine |
| Bloom Color Description: | Mauve rose standards, fine black cherry veins, feathered edge; dark cherry red falls, dramatically textured veined black and widely banded in mauve rose |
| Beard Color: | Violet, tipped brown |
| Style Arm Color: | Mauve rose |
| Foliage: | Purple Based |
| Fragrance: | Slight Spicy |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2004 Award of Merit: 2006 Cook-Douglas Medal: 2008 Fred and Barbara Walther Cup: 2004 |
| 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 Fragrant |
| Underground structures: | Rhizome |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Will not come true from seed |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Division |
| Ploidy: | Amphidiploid |
| Parentage: | Snugglebug X Buddy Boy |
| Child plants: | 50 child plants |
| Calif_Sue | On March 24, 2014 | Bloomed |
| Calif_Sue | On April 13, 2013 | Bloomed |
| Lilydaydreamer | On May 2, 2023 | Bloomed |
| Australis | On September 20, 2023 | Bloomed At least 10 bloom stalks over 2-3 weeks. |
| Australis | From October 6, 2022 to October 20, 2022 | Bloomed Sporadic blooms during October. |
| Australis | On August 21, 2022 | Transplanted |
| Australis | From September 30, 2020 to October 3, 2020 | Bloomed |
| Australis | On May 2, 2020 | Transplanted Moved to a different location in the garden bed. |
| Australis | On December 3, 2016 | Obtained plant Generously given to me by a fellow NGA member. |
| aspenhill | On July 15, 2017 | Obtained plant FSK Iris Society - qty 2 |
| UndyingLight | On April 14, 2019 | Bloomed One of several stalks bloomed 4/14/2019 |
| UndyingLight | On August 24, 2018 | Obtained plant Planted August 25th, 2018 |
| gardenglassgems | On August 25, 2022 | Potted up Removed from Flower Raised Garden bed 2 to be relocated. |
| gardenglassgems | On June 27, 2022 | Potted up Removed from Dizzy's Garden due to issues. |
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