Tall Bearded Iris 'Indian Chief'

Planted 2 or 3 rhizomes last year in the subsoil clay of the area, with some organic material added to help loosen the soil, and doing fi...Read Morene, new shoots already and many blossoms...a great grower!

Indian Chief, Ayres, 1929 TB 35" EM Bloomer: is an often seen non-identifiable iris (noid) at many historic farm and victorian garden pro...Read Moreperties East of the Mississippi river. This Beautiful unique Maroon red and Purple-pink Bi-tone Classic is a super hardy spreader and reproducer that 'thrives in neglect'. It is a one of a kind unique red beauty that everyone that loves tb iris, and not just historics and reds, should have in their garden.
Indian Chief was Created by Dr.Wylie Ayres of Cincinnati, Ohio. Also an Amateur Occultist and Mysticism researcher and gardener/iris breeder and interesting person, he created the 1933 Dykes medal winner 'Coralie'. as well as some other notable iris, such as 'Persia', 'Arizona', 'Tint' O' Tan', 'Cheerio', 'Madrid', 'Meldoric', 'Theodolina', 'Venus De Milo' and 'Order of the Purple'. If anyone else loves 'Indian Chief' as much as we do and wants to furthur research, ''ALL'' of the 'Ayres iris' are now in Plantfiles here at DG and can be found in an specific search by hybridizer.

A strong, reliable grower. Very nice lavender uprights over darker purple falls with a golden beard. A bout with the iris borer greatly...Read More reduced my patch, but after cleaning the rhizomes they are coming back nicely this year.

I dug mine up from my grandmother's house when she passed and they are now going wild! They bloomed last year from mid-April up until Th...Read Moreanksgiving weekend when the first deep snow got them!

Seems very hardy in this zone. I have mine in the raised wooden beds on the east side of the house.

Indian Chief is an aggressive grower that makes a great clump in just 2-3 years. The colors are great in light shade, as with any 'red'. ...Read MoreWhile it is a beautiful bloom in its own right ~ it is particularly photographic. The detail of the veining is better seen by the camera than the eye.