Difference: TbSweeterThanWine (r54 vs. r53)
■(TB) 'Sweeter Than Wine'
1988, Schreiner 
'Sweeter Than Wine' (Schreiner, R. 1988). Seedling# S 324-1. TB, 35" (89 cm). Early midseason bloom. Standards near white with slight blush of pink; falls royal purple (HCC 834) with pastel mauve (433/3) wire rim; muted tangerine beard; laced. 'Latin Lady' X seedling# I 677-1, 'Bristo Magic'sibling. Schreiner 1988. Honorable Mention 1990, Award of Merit 1994.
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Culture
Quick Summary of Cultural Directions
| Hardiness Zones 4-8 for most varieties, Some cultivars tolerate colder, others tolerate warmer zones (please comment in comment box with your location if this cultivar grows well in zone 3, 4, 9, or 10.) |
| Exposure Prefers full sun for optimal performance, may still bloom in half-day shade |
| Water: Prefers well drained good garden soil, Tolerant of dry conditions in established plants, Intolerant of swampy conditions. |
| PH Prefers Neutral to basic solis 6.1 to 8.5, quite toleranr of more extreme conditions |
| Fertilizer Prefers rich conditions on relatively inorganic soils. |
| FURTHER CULTURAL INFORMATION Here |
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Your Observations Are Valued. Please make note of bud count, branching, purple based foliage and bloom time, etc. Because these are affected by climate, note date, year and geographic location and write these and other comments in the comment box below.-- JoelleFRANJEULLE - 2010-01-25
- TB 'Sweeter Than Wine' bloomed at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, zone 4b, approximately May 31 - June 12, in 2017. -- HollyJohnson2017 -04-01 - 02 Oct 2017
| I | Attachment | Action | Size | Date | Who | Comment |
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 jpg | 20170601_154727TB Sweeter Than Wine (2RS).jpg | manage | 217 K | 02 Oct 2017 - 16:27 | HollyJohnson2017-04-01 | Top view of style arms of TB Sweeter Than Wine. Photo taken by Holly Johnson at the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum, zone 4b, 6/01/2017. |
| jpg | BHP_1072-X2_sweeter_than_wine.jpg | manage | 90 K | 21 Feb 2016 - 07:54 | BrockHeilman | Please contact Brock Heilman for image use. |
 JPG | DSCN3061.JPG | manage | 69 K | 29 May 2011 - 04:13 | Main.bjacobs | Photo by Betty Jacobs. Picture taken at Schreiner's Gardens. |
| JPG | DSweetrThnWine.JPG | manage | 70 K | 29 May 2011 - 04:11 | Main.bjacobs | Photo by Betty Jacobs. Picture taken at Schreiner's Gardens. |
| jpg | SweeterThanWine11.jpg | manage | 62 K | 29 Nov 2013 - 17:23 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by South Jersey Iris |
| jpg | SweeterThanWine3.jpg | manage | 41 K | 28 Mar 2018 - 02:07 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Nola's Iris Garden |
| JPG | SweeterThanWine4kp.JPG | manage | 45 K | 07 Aug 2010 - 18:27 | KentPfeiffer | Taken in my garden, zone 5b, on May 17, 2010 |
| jpg | SweeterThanWineIG.jpg | manage | 24 K | 30 Nov 2011 - 14:36 | Main.Betsy881 | Photo by Irisgal |
| JPG | Sweeter_Than_Wine_20.JPG | manage | 56 K | 03 Jun 2015 - 12:02 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Daniele D. |
| jpg | Sweeter_Than_Wine_366.jpg | manage | 60 K | 18 Mar 2012 - 17:09 | Main.iris.ua | Sweeter Than Wine |
| jpg | Sweeter_Than_Wine_fl.jpg | manage | 44 K | 02 Jul 2011 - 16:41 | IrisP | |
| jpg | SweeterthanWine10.jpg | manage | 66 K | 18 Jul 2013 - 01:16 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Napa Country Iris Gardens |
| jpg | SweeterthanWine12.jpg | manage | 37 K | 10 Dec 2013 - 20:04 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Plantas Distintas-Spain |
| jpg | sweeterthan01.jpg | manage | 67 K | 04 May 2015 - 20:10 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by George Bacon-Breezeway Iris Garden |
| jpg | sweeterthanwine01.jpg | manage | 64 K | 07 Nov 2014 - 16:22 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Country Delight Iris |
| jpg | sweeterthanwine02.jpg | manage | 156 K | 20 Jun 2017 - 21:14 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Holly Johnson-Taken at MN Landscape Arboretum |
| jpg | sweeterthanwine03.jpg | manage | 196 K | 20 Mar 2017 - 20:43 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Judy Tapio-Jubilee Gardens |
| jpg | sweeterthanwine04.jpg | manage | 496 K | 21 Aug 2017 - 02:15 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Les Jardin du Chateau Vullierens-Switzerland |
| jpg | sweeterthanwine06.jpg | manage | 36 K | 12 Dec 2018 - 03:23 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Sandor Szasz-Iriszkert-Hungary |
| jpg | sweeterthanwine07.jpg | manage | 82 K | 16 Jul 2021 - 01:40 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Sandor Szasz-Iriszkert-Hungary |
| jpg | sweeterthanwine09.jpg | manage | 61 K | 14 Jul 2013 - 02:17 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Schreiner's Iris Gardens |
| jpg | sweeterthanwine1.jpg | manage | 84 K | 04 Nov 2017 - 13:36 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Evgeny Nazarov-Ukraine |
| jpg | sweeterthanwine13.jpg | manage | 58 K | 05 Mar 2014 - 21:30 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Irisaluze-Richard Serafinowski-France |
| jpg | sweeterthanwine2.jpg | manage | 108 K | 04 Nov 2017 - 13:37 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Evgeny Nazarov-Ukraine |
| jpg | sweeterthanwine20.jpg | manage | 65 K | 25 Jul 2021 - 01:27 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Eugene Nazarov-Ukraine |
| jpg | sweeterthanwine21.jpg | manage | 62 K | 25 Jul 2021 - 01:28 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Eugene Nazarov-Ukraine |
| jpg | sweeterthanwine22.jpg | manage | 151 K | 25 Jul 2021 - 01:28 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Eugene Nazarov-Ukraine |
| jpg | sweeterthanwine3.jpg | manage | 73 K | 04 Nov 2017 - 13:39 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Evgeny Nazarov-Ukraine |
| jpg | sweeterthanwine333.jpg | manage | 74 K | 08 Feb 2021 - 16:01 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Iris of Sissinghurst-United Kingdom |
| jpg | sweeterthanwine4.jpg | manage | 155 K | 04 Dec 2017 - 15:42 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Christine Cosi-Iris en Perigord- France |
| jpg | sweeterthanwine5.jpg | manage | 166 K | 11 Jan 2018 - 04:09 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Christine Cosi-Iris en Perigord- France |
| JPG | sweeterthanwine9.JPG | manage | 308 K | 01 Feb 2021 - 03:57 | Main.TLaurin | Photo scanned from the 1994 Cooley's Iris Gardens catalogue by Terry Laurin |
| JPG | sweetertnan02.JPG | manage | 90 K | 19 Jun 2014 - 02:45 | Main.TLaurin | Photo scanned from the Rosalie Figge slide collection |
| JPG | swingtown6.JPG | manage | 236 K | 27 Feb 2019 - 04:05 | Main.TLaurin | Photo by Don McQueen-taken at McMillen's Iris Garden-Norwich-Ontario-Canada |
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