Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Tom Burseen
Year Of Registration: 2011
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2012
Seedling Number: 08-979A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Red brown standards; beetroot purple falls, electric violet blue centers
Beard Color: Gold
Style Arm Color: Red brown
Fragrance: Pronounced
Spicy

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Red Skies X 05-274: (Florence Hill x 02-83: (Inky Icon x A-166: (97-548: (Poppa John x 95-319: (Ruddy Red x Open Arms)) x Thunderbolt)))
Child plants: 15 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Iris Haven; Cedar City, Utah
Date: 2020-06-01
Location: My garden in SE PA
Date: 2014-05-30

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