Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 2013
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2014
Seedling Number: 07-79C
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 42 inches (107 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Pale yellow standards; light lavender blue falls, light yellow deep in throat
Beard Color: Light yellow, lavender white end
Style Arm Color: Warm white, cream and pale lavender
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2016

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Silk Road X Venita Faye
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: Keith Keppel's Garden
Date: 2015-05-13
Location: Keith Keppel's Garden
Date: 2015-05-14
Location: Keith Keppel Irises, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2015-05-19
AIS National Convention, Portland, OR--Iris in Wonderland 2015

Date: 2017-12-10
Location: Keith Keppel's Garden
Date: 2015-05-14
Location: Keith Keppel's Garden
Date: 2015-05-13

Date: 2014-05-20
Uploaded by coboro

Date: 2014-05-24

Date: 2014-05-20
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Date: 05-03-2015
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi

Photo courtesy of Keith Keppel Irises
Uploaded by coboro

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