Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1977
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1977
Seedling Number: G 1519-3
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Violet
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Light chocolate standards, flushed blue lavender to center along midrib; richer chocolate falls, darker chocolate hafts, blue blaze in center
Beard Color: Dull gold to blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1979

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: Parentage unknown
Child plants: 8 child plants

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Uploaded by IrisLilli
Location: West facing raised garden bed
Date: June 2021
I moved in Nov and dug/planted in March 2021 still gave me a stal
Location: Switzerland, in my garden
Date: 2017-05-19
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-06-12
Overcast
Location: Wonthaggi/North , Victoria, Australia
Date: 2021-11-24
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-06-12
Overcast
Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2015-06-02
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2015-07-06
Location: Durham, NC
Date: May, 2015
Location: Michigan
Date: June 1, 2016
Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Location: Poilly-Lez-Gien France
"Photo courtesy of Cayeux Iris. Used with permission."
Location: Durham, NC
Date: May, 2015
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Uploaded by Misawa77
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: June 1, 2017
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2015-07-06
Uploaded by tveguy3
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Uploaded by tveguy3
Location: Arlington Houzz Front Garden
Date: 2018-06-07
Burnt Toffee 1st year Bloom Pic 2018
Location: Sussex, UK
Date: late May 2020
Location: my front yard
Date: 2013-06-01

Date: 2015-03-12
Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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Uploaded by Misawa77
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