Rich, rusty red adds warm tones to the spring garden

Red Hot Chili Reblooming Iris

Rich, rusty red adds warm tones to the spring garden

Rusty red over rich yellow adds warmth to the spring garden
Strong rebloomer
Shorter variety for closer to the front of the border

Add some warm, rich tones as beautiful contrast to the pastels of spring. This gorgeous iris will be one of the first to bloom in your garden, and you can enjoy it again in late summer when it reblooms. Growing to just 18-20 inches, it is one of the shorter bearded irises, and can be planted in front of taller iris varieties for a beautiful layered look in the landscape. Zones 4-9.

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Plants will be shipped at the proper planting time for your area of the country using the shipping timeframes outlined below. We continually monitor weather conditions for extreme hot or cold and adjust shipping schedules as needed. Due to hot weather conditions, we are unable to ship most plant items in July and August. Items that are overweight will require an additional shipping charge depending on weight.

Spring 2025 Shipping Schedule
Zones	Annual Vegetable Plants	Potatoes	Sweet Potatoes
3A-4A	5/19/25 - 6/6/25	3/24/25 - 6/6/25	5/11/25 - 5/30/25
4B	5/19/25 - 6/6/25	3/24/25 - 6/6/25	5/11/25 - 5/30/25
5A	5/12/25 - 6/6/25	3/10/25 - 6/6/25	5/5/25 - 5/30/25
5B	5/12/25 - 6/6/25	3/10/25 - 6/6/25	4/21/25 - 5/30/25
6A	5/15/25 - 6/6/25	3/10/25 - 6/6/25	4/21/25 - 5/30/25
6B	5/15/25 - 6/6/25	2/24/25 - 6/6/25	4/21/25 - 5/30/25
7A	4/14/25 - 6/6/25	2/24/25 - 6/6/25	4/21/25 - 5/30/25
7B	4/14/25 - 6/6/25	2/17/25 - 6/6/25	4/21/25 - 5/30/25
8A	4/7/25 - 5/30/25	2/13/25 - 6/6/25	4/14/25 - 5/30/25
8B	4/7/25 - 5/30/25	2/10/25 - 6/6/25	4/14/25 - 5/30/25
9A	4/7/25 - 5/30/25	2/5/25 - 6/8/25	4/14/25 - 5/30/25
9B	4/7/25 - 5/30/25	2/5/25 - 6/8/25	4/14/25 - 5/30/25
10A & B	4/7/25 - 5/30/25	2/5/25 - 6/8/25	4/7/25 - 5/30/25
Last Order Date	All Grow Zones: June 2, 2025	All Grow Zones: June 2, 2025	All Grow Zones: May 26, 2025

Zones	Onion Plants	Fruit Trees	Bareroot Roses
3A-4A	3/31/25 - 5/2/25	3/24/25 - 6/6/25	4/7/25 - 6/6/25
4B	3/24/25 - 5/2/25	3/24/25 - 6/6/25	4/7/25 - 6/6/25
5A	3/17/25 - 5/2/25	3/10/25 - 6/6/25	4/7/25 - 6/6/25
5B	3/17/25 - 5/2/25	2/24/25 - 6/6/25	3/24/25 - 6/6/25
6A	2/24/25 - 5/2/25	2/23/25 - 6/6/25	3/10/25 - 6/6/25
6B	2/17/25 - 5/2/25	2/23/25 - 5/30/25	2/24/25 - 6/6/25
7A	2/10/25 - 5/2/25	2/3/25 - 5/30/25	2/24/25 - 6/6/25
7B	2/3/25 - 5/2/25	2/3/25 - 5/30/25	2/17/25 - 5/23/25
8A	1/20/25 - 5/2/25	2/4/25 - 5/9/25	2/17/25 - 5/23/25
8B	1/20/25 - 5/2/25	2/4/25 - 5/9/25	2/10/25 - 5/23/25
9A	12/31/24 - 5/2/25	2/4/25 - 5/9/25	2/10/25 - 5/23/25
9B	12/31/24 - 5/2/25	2/4/25 - 5/9/25	1/13/25 - 5/23/25
10A & B	12/31/24 - 5/2/25	2/4/25 - 5/9/25	1/13/25 - 5/23/25
Last Order Date	All Grow Zones: April 28, 2025	Zones 3A-7B: June 2, 2025 Zones 8A-10B: May 5, 2025	Zones 3A-7A: June 2, 2025 Zones 7B-10B: May 19, 2025

Zones	Tropicals & Houseplants	Large Bareroots, Trees & Shrubs	All Other Perennials & Potted Plants
3A-4A	4/7/25 - 6/6/25	4/28/25 - 5/30/25	4/28/25 - 5/30/25
4B	4/7/25 - 6/6/25	4/28/25 - 5/30/25	4/28/25 - 5/30/25
5A	4/7/25 - 6/6/25	4/28/25 - 5/30/25	4/28/25 - 5/30/25
5B	3/24/25 - 5/30/25	4/7/25 - 5/30/25	4/7/25 - 5/30/25
6A	4/7/25 - 6/6/25	3/24/25 - 5/30/25	3/24/25 - 5/30/25
6B	4/7/25 - 6/6/25	3/10/25 - 5/30/25	3/10/25 - 5/30/25
7A	3/10/25 - 6/6/25	2/24/25 - 5/30/25	2/24/25 - 5/30/25
7B	3/10/25 - 6/6/25	2/17/25 - 5/9/25	2/17/25 - 5/9/25
8A	3/10/25 - 6/6/25	2/17/25 - 5/9/25	2/17/25 - 5/9/25
8B	3/10/25 - 6/6/25	2/10/25 - 5/9/25	2/10/25 - 5/9/25
9A	3/10/25 - 6/6/25	2/10/25 - 5/9/25	2/10/25 - 5/9/25
9B	3/10/25 - 6/6/25	2/3/25 - 5/9/25	2/3/25 - 5/9/25
10A & B	3/10/25 - 6/6/25	2/3/25 - 5/9/25	2/3/25 - 5/9/25
Last Order Date	Zones 3A-7A: June 2, 2025 Zones 7B-10B: May 26, 2025	Zones 3A-7A: May 26, 2025 Zones 7B-10B: May 5, 2025	Zones 3A-7A: May 26, 2025 Zones 7B-10B: May 5, 2025

Zones	Annual Vegetable Plants & Herbs	Potted Roses	Dormant Trees & Hedges
3A-4A	4/28/25 - 5/30/25	4/28/25 - 6/6/25	4/28/25 - 5/16/25
4B	4/28/25 - 5/30/25	4/28/25 - 6/6/25	4/14/25 - 5/16/25
5A	4/28/25 - 5/30/25	4/28/25 - 6/6/25	4/7/25 - 5/16/25
5B	4/7/25 - 5/30/25	4/28/25 - 6/6/25	3/24/25 - 5/16/25
6A	3/24/25 - 5/30/25	4/28/25 - 6/6/25	3/10/25 - 5/16/25
6B	3/10/25 - 5/30/25	4/28/25 - 6/6/25	2/25/25 - 5/16/25
7A	2/24/25 - 5/30/25	4/28/25 - 6/6/25	2/18/25 - 5/16/25
7B	2/17/25 - 5/9/25	4/28/25 - 6/6/25	2/18/25 - 5/16/25
8A	2/17/25 - 5/9/25	4/28/25 - 6/6/25	2/18/25 - 5/16/25
8B	2/10/25 - 5/9/25	4/28/25 - 6/6/25	2/18/25 - 5/16/25
9A	2/10/25 - 5/9/25	4/28/25 - 6/6/25	2/4/25 - 4/25/25
9B	2/3/25 - 5/9/25	4/28/25 - 6/6/25	2/4/25 - 4/25/25
10A & B	2/3/25 - 5/9/25	4/28/25 - 6/6/25	2/4/25 - 4/25/25
Last Order Date	Zones 3A-7A: May 26, 2025 Zones 7B-10B: May 5, 2025	All Grow Zones: June 2, 2025	Zones 3A-7B: May 12, 2025 Zones 8A-10B: April 25, 2025

Zones	Fruit Trees	Hardgoods, Foods & Supplies	Nematodes
3A & 3B	6/3/24 - 12/28/24	6/3/24 - 12/28/24	4/21/25 - 10/24/25
4A & 4B	6/3/24 - 12/28/24	6/3/24 - 12/28/24	4/7/25 - 10/24/25
5A - 6A	6/3/24 - 12/28/24	6/3/24 - 12/31/24	4/7/25 - 10/24/25
6B - 7A	6/3/24 - 12/28/24	6/3/24 - 12/31/24	3/31/25 - 10/24/25
7B - 8B	6/3/24 - 12/28/24	6/3/24 - 12/31/24	3/3/25 - 10/24/25
8A - 10B	6/3/24 - 12/28/24	6/3/24 - 12/31/24	2/17/25 - 10/24/25
Last Order Date	All Grow Zones: Dec 28, 2024	All Grow Zones: Dec 28, 2024	All Grow Zones: Oct 20, 2025

Additional Shipping Notes:

The type of product you order or the weather in our area to yours may affect the anticipated shipping schedule, shifting earlier or later, depending.

Trees and shrubs are kept in the nursery row until full dormant for optimum stress protection.

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Sorry, we cannot ship products to Hawaii, Alaska, APO/FPO or outside the contiguous United States. Please provide a street address as some products are unable to be delivered to Post Office boxes.

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Product Details

Botanical Name: Iris germanica 'Red Hot Chili'
Height: 18 - 18
Spacing:18" - 24"
Depth:Set rhizomes so bottom half is below ground level
Spread:18" - 24"
Light Required:Full Sun, Partial Shade
Color: Yellow standards heavily washed ruby Red. Bright Yellow falls with a rust dotted edge.
Size: Premium
Blooms: Mid Spring, Late Summer, Fall
Zone: 4-9

Form: Perennial
Flower Form: Classic Iris-like, very showy, 4" in size
Soil Requirements: Acidic Soil, Clay Soil, Loamy Soil, Sandy Soil
Growth Rate: Fast once established
Pruning: Prompt removal of spent flower stems will promote the reblooming for later in the season. Cut the foliage back to 6" fans in the late fall. Clean up plant debris to prevent borers from over wintering. After flowering and late fall/early winter
Foliage: Glaucous-green, sword-like fans of stiff upright leaves.