Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1973
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1976
Seedling Number: G 509-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Magenta
Bloom Color Description: Cranberry violet
Beard Color: Light purple white
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1977
Award of Merit: 1979

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: C 811-A: (Dream Time x (Amethyst Flame x Silvertone)) X B 759-3: (Gracie Pfost x T 889-A)
Child plants: 61 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Switzerland, Merian Gardens Basel
Date: 2017-05-20
Location: charlottetown, pei, canada
Date: 2011-06-28
tall german bearded iris ,Cranberry Ice.
Location: charlottetown, pei, canada
Date: 2013-06-29
Iris- Cranberry Ice
Location: My garden in SE PA
Date: 2014-05-27
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2004-09-02
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