Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Richard Cayeux
Year Of Registration: 1997
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1997
Seedling Number: 89131 A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 33 inches (85 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Gold
Violet
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Bright copper red standards; copper red falls, large metallic violet heart
Beard Color: Bronze

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: Supreme Sultan X Gold Galore

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My garden, Sweden
Date: May 2018
Location: My garden, Sweden
Date: May 2018
Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2021-05-16
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2018-05-12
TB Iris Terre de Feu
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Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2020-04-27
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Location: Western Kentucky
Date: April 2012
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