Red at Night
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Richard Ernst 1992,1993
Iris Class:
Bearded
Bearded Class:
Tall Bearded
Age:
1993
Fall Color:
Red/Maroon
Standard Color:
Red/Maroon
Pattern:
Self
Beard Color:
Gold/Tan
Hybridizer:
Ernst
Rarity:
Available - not endangered

Full Description

TB, 38″ (97 cm). Early midseason bloom. Standards dark red, base slightly lighter; falls velvety dark red; beards yellow, tipped red; ruffled. ‘Danger’ X ‘Chief Hematite’. Cooley 1992.

From Cooley’s Catalog 1998: “Royal red fit for a king. The velvety sheen and depth of color are first class. A rich, dark red coloration with clean hafts, slightly lighter on the standards at the haft. Yellow beards are tipped red. Mild ruffling evenly over all. Eight buds on perfectly branched stems. “