Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Joseph Ghio
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010
Seedling Number: 02-86X3
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Wine
Bloom Color Description: Rusty mahogany standards; bright violet falls, mahogany edges, brass shoulders
Beard Color: Gold
Style Arm Color: Brass

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: 00-50T: (97-80-I2: (Regimen x Ennoble) x 97-135R2: (U94-5E, unknown, x Saturday Night Live)) X 99-62B2: (97-79L: (Regimen x Ritual) x 97-147J: (Ennoble x Saturday Night Live))

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