Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: J. Begley by J. McWhirter
Year Of Registration: 1988
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1989
Seedling Number: 85-P-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Rebloom
Bloom Color Classification: White
Wine
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Solid plum burgundy standards; white falls, stitched plum burgundy on edge, nearing black toward hafts
Beard Color: Bronze, tipped burgundy
Fragrance: Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1991
Award of Merit: 1993

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: Splash O' Wine X Cozy Calico
Child plants: 19 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My zone 5 garden.
Date: 2020-05-30
Love this one.
Location: Carleton Place, Ontario Canada
Date: 2019-06-24
  • Uploaded by Ina
Location: my zone 5 garden
Date: 2017-05-30
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2016-10-18
Re-bloom in mid October. Lovely to see this time of year.
Location: my front yard
Date: 2012-05-09
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: Spring 2021
Location: my zone 5 garden
Date: 2017-06-07
My first year with this one - love it.
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-05-12
In sunlight, blossom appears more reddish.
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-05-12
In shade, blossom appears deep purple.
Location: Michigan-my garden
Location: Sass Memorial Garden near Ashland, NE
Date: 2010-05-17
Uploaded by MaryDurtschi
Location: my front yard
Date: 2012-05-09
Location: My zone 5 garden.
Date: 2021-05-18
Location: my front yard
Date: 2013-05-28
Uploaded by Lestv
Location: My zone 5 garden.
Date: 2017-05-31
Uploaded by MaryDurtschi
Location: Meadowlark Botanical Garden, Fairfax, Virginia (May 2022)
Date: 2022-05-01
Location: Schreiner's Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2015-05-14
Location: Hamilton Square Perennial Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-04-20
Zone 9b.
Location: Western Kentucky
Date: May 2015
This Iris shines in the garden, and beckons close inspection.
Uploaded by Muddymitts
Uploaded by MaryDurtschi
Uploaded by MaryDurtschi
Uploaded by MaryDurtschi

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
Location: My Garden, Arvada, Colorado
Date: june
purchased at Iris4u in Denver
Location: Western Kentucky
Date: April 2012
The true  color is darker than this photo shows.
Location: Redlands, CA
Date: 2015-04-12
Wild Oak Farm
Location: Western Kentucky
Date: April 2012
The most attention-getting and admired Iris in my garden!

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