| Hybridizer: | Keith Keppel |
| Year Of Registration: | 2004 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2005 |
| Seedling Number: | 99-116A |
| Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
| Registered Height: | 40 inches (102 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Mid Late |
| Flower Form: | Ruffled |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Lavender Peach |
| Flower Patterns: | Bicolor |
| Bloom Color Description: | Peach standards, slight orchid basal infusion; medium violet falls, narrow pinkish buff edge |
| Beard Color: | Light blue at end, base lavender white, carrot red in throat |
| Style Arm Color: | Peach, orchid midrib |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2007 Award of Merit: 2009 John C. Wister Medal: 2011 Dykes Memorial Medal: 2012 Franklin Cook Memorial Cup: 2007 Fred and Barbara Walther Cup: 2007 |
| 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: | 96-45e: (Lotus Land x Fogbound) X Poem of Ecstasy |
| Child plants: | 11 child plants |
| chelle | On September 30, 2015 | Transplanted Raised bed in old veggie patch, S side near the center of the row. |
| chelle | On July 26, 2015 | Potted up ILD before compost sale |
| gardenglassgems | On January 9, 2023 | Obtained plant Received and potted summer 2022 and overwintered in garage. |
| RachaelHunter | On May 26, 2022 | Bloomed |
| RachaelHunter | On July 24, 2021 | Obtained plant Cayeux |
| Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
|---|---|---|
| Very pretty! by Ridesredmule | Nov 6, 2011 1:46 PM | 1 |
| The Iris is gorgeous. by DianaWest | Feb 5, 2018 10:14 AM | 1 |
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