Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: William Maryott
Year Of Registration: 1994
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1995
Seedling Number: S195A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Red violet maroon
Beard Color: Orange
Fragrance: Pronounced
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1997

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Mariachi Music X Twice Told
Child plants: 23 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Metropolitan Adelaide, South Australia
Date: 16/03/2020
Location: Metropolitan Adelaide, South Australia
Date: 16/03/2020
Location: My garden
Date: May 2012
Cherry Glen TB
Location: My garden
Location: My garden
Date: May 2013
Cherry Glen TB duet

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
Location: Chailey Iris Garden, Sussex, UK
Date: 8 June 2021
Uploaded by Misawa77

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