Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Bee Warburton
Year Of Registration: 1963
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1964
Seedling Number: 180DG-l
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 20 inches (51 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Deep reddish purple standards; deeper reddish purple falls
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1965
Award of Merit: 1968

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: Ebony Echo X I. aphylla (dark violet)
Child plants: 54 child plants

Common names
  • Intermediate Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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