Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Robert Hollingworth
Year Of Registration: 1988
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1988
Seedling Number: 82J2B18
Classification: Siberian
Registered Height: 29 inches (74 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Magenta
Bloom Color Description: Deep magenta standards; velvety deep magenta falls, prominent round gold signals, green hafts
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1990
Award of Merit: 1992
Morgan-Wood Medal: 1994

General Plant Information (Edit)
Life cycle: Perennial
Flowers: Showy
Ploidy: Diploid
Parentage: Ruffled Velvet X Showdown
Child plants: 15 child plants

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  • Iris
  • Siberian Iris

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Location: Maine
Date: 2021
Location: Maine
Date: 2013-06-06
Looks like velvet

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
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Siberian Iris Gardens
Location: garden of botanist Robert R. Kowal in Madison, Wisconsin. 
Date: May 20, 2012
photo by James Steakley
Uploaded by frankrichards16
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