Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Jean Witt
Year Of Registration: 2003
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2006
Seedling Number: 93-02-P4
Classification: Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB)
Registered Height: 22 inches (56 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Rose
Wine
Bloom Color Description: Medium brown standards; rose red falls, striped, outer half solid velvety red
Beard Color: Orange
Style Arm Color: Tan orange
Fragrance: Slight
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2008
Award of Merit: 2010

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Diploid
Parentage: 73-02-KA rust: (Dancing Gold x unknown) X 70-06-GR red: ((Golden Light x Pluie d'Or) x ("Ruby Roundfall" x I. reginae))
Child plants: 8 child plants

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Common names
  • Miniature Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Mid-America Gardens
Date: 2015-05-14
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2016-05-08
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2016-05-15
Location: Becker Garden, Wisconsin
Date: 2010-06-03

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