Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Oscar Schick
Year Of Registration: 1999
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2000
Seedling Number: 93-41 L03
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Dark black cherry standards; dark black cherry falls, starburst pattern of 1/2" to 3/4" blue white veining radiating from beards
Beard Color: Black cherry, tipped copper
Style Arm Color: Black cherry, center blending to yellow
Fragrance: Slight
Musky
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2002

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: Almaden X Lady Fire

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Uploaded by avmoran
Location: Bensenville IL
Date: 2016-05-28
TB Iris 'Dragonheart'
Location: My garden in Alabaster, AL
Date: 2024-04-16

Photo courtesy of Williamson Farm Flowers

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

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