Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Robert Schreiner
Year Of Registration: 1941
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1941
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Bloom Season: Late
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Magenta
Flower Patterns: Blend
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1943
Award of Merit: 1944

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
Child plants: 41 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2017-04-28
Location: Switzerland, Merian Gardens Basel
Date: 2017-05-20
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2017-04-29
Location: Switzerland, Merian Gardens Basel
Date: 2017-05-20
Location: Zone 6a, Pennsylvania
Date: 2017-05-17
Location: Bordeaux, France
Date: 2016-05-09

Date: c. 1950
photo from the 1950 catalog, Milliken Gardens, Arcadia, Californi
Location: Enid, Oklahoma
Date: 2015-05-10
Location: Thelma Boose's Iris Garden
Date: 2016-05-01

Date: c. 1948
illustration from the 1948 catalog, Cooley's Gardens, Silverton,

Date: c. 1951
illustration from the 1951 catalog, Cooley's Gardens, Silverton,
Location: southern KY
Date: 4000-05-29
Location: Paris, France
Date: 2016-05-17
Location: Paris, France
Date: 2016-05-17
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