Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1996
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1996
Seedling Number: DD 607-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Flower Patterns: Self
Bloom Color Description: Burgundy wine
Beard Color: Bronze yellow
Fragrance: Slight
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1998

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: Crimson Fire X Y 682-2: ((R 708-C: (Lorilee x Lady X) x R 208-A: ((Sailor's Dance x F 142-1) x (I 144-G x (A 587-1: ((L 474-2 x Prince Indigo) x (Licorice Stick x N 364-1)) x D 4-A: ((S 640-1 x Blue Chiffon) x (Blue Chiffon x P 1033-1)))))) x T 449-A: ((Master Touch x J 483-1: (E 575-1: (Y 1735-AA: ((Alpenrose x Anthem) x (Amethyst Flame x Melodrama)) x Y 1734-1: ((Alpenrose x Brigadoon) x (Amethyst Flame x Melodrama))) x Rondo)) x ((Sailor's Dance x F 142-1) x ((G 1517-B x Neptune's Pool) x (A 587-1: ((L 474-2 x Prince Indigo) x (Licorice Stick x N 364-1)) x D 4-A: ((S 640-1 x Blue Chiffon) x (Blue Chiffon x P 1033-1)))))))
Child plants: 28 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2010-05-06
First year bloom.
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-05-01
First year bloom.

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

Photo courtesy of Winterberry Iris Gardens
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-05-01
First year bloom.
Location: My garden in Kentucky
Date: 2010-05-01
First year bloom.
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Date: 2018-04-21
Location: Tom Bruce's Carolina Daylilies
Date: 2018-04-21
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