| Hybridizer: | Ayres |
| Year Of Registration: | 1929 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1929 |
| Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
| Bloom Season: | Early |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Wine |
| Flower Patterns: | Bitone |
| 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 |
| Parentage: | Cardinal X Unknown |
| Child plants: | 67 child plants |
| piksihk | On June 29, 2018 | Obtained plant |
| piksihk | On November 12, 2015 | Transplanted HW- have not seen â˜¹ï¸ |
| piksihk | On August 28, 2014 | Obtained plant front master bed |
| Zencat | On May 17, 2018 | Bloomed |
| Zencat | On May 11, 2017 | Bloomed |
| Zencat | On May 14, 2016 | Bloomed |
| Zencat | On June 15, 2015 | Obtained plant From Arlyn. |
| VAMOJO | On August 22, 2015 | Obtained plant RS-Osh |
| KelliW | On August 10, 2018 | Obtained plant |
| gardenglassgems | On August 27, 2022 | Transplanted From pot to Flower Garden Bed 3. |
| gardenglassgems | On August 27, 2022 | Miscellaneous Event Located a clump in Flower Garden Bed 6. |
| gardenglassgems | On May 25, 2017 | Bloomed First year bloom |
| susanandrews | On May 19, 2019 | Bloomed Obtained this plant from J Parkers in 2015. It was supposed to be Supreme Sultan but it's definitely Indian Chief. It did not flower until 2018 and is flowering freely again this year. |
| CHERYLAWILSON | On August 6, 2020 | Transplanted |
| CHERYLAWILSON | On September 3, 2011 | Obtained plant From Mom, her favorite |
| RachaelHunter | On May 5, 2024 | Bloomed |
| RachaelHunter | On April 7, 2022 | Obtained plant Adam Ramet |
| Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
|---|---|---|
| Indian Chief by cinvasko | Jul 18, 2023 5:16 PM | 1 |
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