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Hybridizer: Frederick Kerr
Year Of Registration: 2005
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2006
Seedling Number: 98-058B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Yellow
Bloom Color Description: Lilac standards, yellow edge widening and becoming more gold at hafts; lilac falls, narrow yellow edge, wide gold hafts
Beard Color: Golden orange
Style Arm Color: Lilac, yellow edge
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2009

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Temperence X 94-005A: (89-019B: (Latin Rock x Role Model) x Eurythmic)
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: My garden
Date: 2016-04-29
Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2016-05-25
Photo by Neela
Location: Home garden
Date: 2018-05-04
Location: Home garden
Date: 2019-04-29
Peaking out through the shade at sunset.
Location: Iowa
Date: 2012-05-03
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-06
First year bloom.
Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2023-05-27
Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2017-05-31
Location: My garden
Date: 2016-04-29
Location: New Jersey
Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-05-17
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-06
First year bloom.
Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2022-05-12
Location: My garden
Date: 2016-04-29
Location: Iowa
Location: Home garden
Date: 2018-05-04
Photo by Neela
Location: Michigan
Date: May 31, 2016 am
Location: Minnesota
Date: 2017-06-09
So much to love about this iris
Photo by Dachsylady86

Date: 2015-5
Photo by Neela
Location: Iowa
Date: 2012-05-06
Location: Iowa

Date: 2023-06-01
Photo by tveguy3
Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-05-17
Location: My garden, Watkins Glen, NY
Date: May 2022
Location: My garden, Watkins Glen, NY
Date: May 2022

Date: 2016-05-25
Location: Iowa
Date: 2012-05-03
Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2021-05-17
Photo by Dachsylady86
Location: Cawston, BC
Date: 2022-10-26
From Hillside Irises
Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2020-05-07
Photo by tveguy3
Photo by tveguy3

Date: 2011-01-05
Photo courtesy of Fred Kerr's Rainbow Acres
Photo by Neela
Location: Home
Location: Michigan-my garden
Photo by Betja
Location: New Jersey
Date: May 2021
Location: Oregon
Date: 2010-05-27

Date: 2020-05-10

Date: 2014-05-19
Location: In my garden
Date: 2015-05-17

Date: 2015-05-17
Photo by Neela
Location: Taken at a local iris show
Date: 2013-05-04

All About Spring
Location: New Jersey
Date: May 2021
Location: Taken at a local iris show
Date: 2013-05-04
Location: Catheys Valley California
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
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Plant Events from our members
Calif_Sue On May 6, 2017 Bloomed
Calif_Sue On May 16, 2015 Bloomed
chelle On September 30, 2015 Transplanted
Raised bed in old veggie patch, S side near the center of the row.

*Showing a bit of rot, so it's planted quite high for now.
chelle On July 26, 2015 Potted up
ILD before compost sale
LynNY On June 4, 2023 Bloomed
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Tall Bearded Iris All About Spring by evelyninthegarden Mar 4, 2018 11:42 PM 2

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