Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Michael Sutton
Year Of Registration: 2007
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2008
Seedling Number: Q-360
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 18 inches (46 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Rebloom
Rebloom by Zone: Known To Rebloom Zone 9: 20° to 30°
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Yellow standards heavily washed deep ruby red; bright yellow falls, rust red dotted edge
Beard Color: Yellow
Style Arm Color: Ruby red
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2011
Award of Merit: 2014
Hans and Jacob Sass Medal: 2017

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: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Ruby Eruption X Rock Star

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Location: Home garden
Date: 2016-03-25
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2018-04-20
Intermediate Iris Red Hot Chile
Location: Santa Cruz, California
Date: 2017-08-14
Location: Vancouver,  WA
Date: 2019-05-21
Photo by coboro
Location: Southern California zone 10a
Date: April 14, 2016
Maiden bloom third season after planting.
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2021-04-25
Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: 2017-04-06
Photo by coboro
Location: Mount Enterprise, Texas
Date: 2023-04-20
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-05-24
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Santa Cruz, California
Date: 2017-08-15

Photo courtesy of Sutton's Iris Gardens

Photo courtesy of Iris City Gardens
Photo by Betja

Date: 2018-05-13
Photo by Betja

Photo courtesy of Stout Gardens
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