Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Frederick Kerr
Year Of Registration: 2004
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2005
Seedling Number: 97-035B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Flower Patterns: Reverse Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Near burgundy black standards; slightly lighter burgundy black falls, reddish brown hafts
Beard Color: Brown, dark burgundy at end
Style Arm Color: Near burgundy black

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: Classic Bordeaux X 94-041-1: (Court Martial x 89-050-5: (Red Lion x Samurai Warrior))
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Santa Cruz, California
Date: 2017-04-20
Photo by mattsmom
Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: April 2014
Photo by mattsmom

Photo courtesy of Williamson Farm Flowers

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
Comments:
  • Posted by mattsmom (WI) on Sep 29, 2011 10:12 PM concerning plant:
    Lives up to its name. Huge bloom on a very tall stalk. Needs staking here in my zone 4a garden.

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