Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Marky Smith
Year Of Registration: 1996
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1998
Seedling Number: 93-06A
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 13 inches (33 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Tailored
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Dark port wine standards; black burgundy falls
Beard Color: Tangerine
Style Arm Color: Old gold, red violet midrib
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2000
Award of Merit: 2002
Cook-Douglas Medal: 2004

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: Amphidiploid
Parentage: Asmus 85-72A: (Mad Dash x Little Annie) X Shoop red: (Torchy x Bright Chic)
Child plants: 51 child plants

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Location: zone 7a
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: May, 2022
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Location: Michigan-my garden
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