Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010
Seedling Number: 04-147A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: White
Wine
Yellow
Bloom Color Description: Sulphur to citron yellow standards changing to warm white texture veined yellow toward outer portion, narrow 1/8" dandelion edge; burgundy black falls, large central area white to cream strongly veined burgundy black
Beard Color: Solid deep chrome to cadmium yellow
Style Arm Color: Dandelion
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2012
Award of Merit: 2014
John C. Wister Medal: 2017
Dykes Memorial Medal: 2021

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: Blyth L304-1: (F174-4: (Man About Town x Island Dancer) x Fogbound) X Pirate Ahoy
Child plants: 100 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

Photo Gallery
Photo by MargieNY
Photo by tveguy3
Location: Home
Date: 2016-05-23
Photo by rshadlow
Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2018-05-24
Location: My garden, Zaporizhzhya region Zone: 6a 
Date: 2023-05-18
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2014-04-13
Location: Keith Keppel Iris Garden, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2015-05-19
AIS National Convention, Portland, OR--Iris in Wonderland 2015
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2020-05-17
Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2022-06-02
Location: Durham, Arkansas
Date: 2022-05-05
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2017-05-13
Location: Keith Keppel's garden in Salem, OR.
Date: 2011-05-21
Photo by MaryDurtschi
Photo by Dachsylady86
Location: Gabe's Iris Gardens Charlotte, NC
Date: 2017-04-12

Date: 2014-05-29

Date: 2012-05-16
Photo by Serjio

Date: 2012-05-16
Photo by MaryDurtschi

Date: 2012-05-16
Photo by Betja
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2017-05-14
Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC
Date: 2019-04-22
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-06-07
First year bloom.
Photo by MaryDurtschi
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2021-05-05
Location: Russia, Krasnodar region, Novokubansk
Date: 2020-05-21
Location: Frannie's Iris Garden, Elk Grove, CA
Date: 2016-04-10
Location: My garden in Warrenville, SC
Date: 2019-01-26
Location: Iowa

Date: 2014-05-26

Date: 2014-05-26
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2020-04-26
TB Iris Reckless Abandon

Date: 2015-05-19
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-05-31
First year bloom.
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2018-04-17
Location: Keith Keppel's garden in Salem, OR
Date: 2013-05-21
Location: Home
Date: 2021-05-04
Almost thought, it was 'Mixed Signals'.
Photo by Paul2032
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-26
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2018-04-24
Location: My garden, Watkins Glen, NY
Date: june 2018
Well deserving of its Wister Medal 2017!
Location: My garden
Date: 2019-05-31
Close up.

Date: 2015-05-27
Location: Bay View Gardens
Date: 2011-04-28

Date: 2013-05-27

Date: 2013-05-27
Location: Russia, Krasnodar region, Novokubansk
Date: 2020-05-22
Location: Photo by Carol Bacskai; zone 5b, Yorkville, IL
Date: 2023-05-27
Location: Mariposa Iris Garden
Date: 2016-05-10
Photo by tveguy3
Location: in my garden
Date: 2014-04-24

Date: 2013-05-31
Location: Bay View Gardens
Date: 2012-04-30
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2023-05-29
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2023-05-29
Photo by Paul2032

Date: 2013-05-27
Photo by Hemlady
Photo by Betja
Photo by Betja
Photo by Betja
Location: Lincoln NE zone 5
Date: 2018-05-18
Location: in my garden
Date: 2014-04-24
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-18
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-20
Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2016-05-05
Location: Will Rogers Garden OKC
Date: April 2015
Reckless Abandon

Date: 2013-05-31

Date: 2012-05-16

Date: 2013-05-26

Date: 2012-05-17
Location: East Tennessee
Date: 2018-05-08
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Location: Iowa
Photo by Betja
Photo by Betja
Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2020-04-21
Location: My garden ~ Michigan

Date: 2014-05-30
Location: San Rafael, CA
Date: 2018-04-18
Close up of bloom with kinky beard

Date: 2012-05-16

Date: 2012-05-16
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Comments:
  • Posted by Australis (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia - Zone 10a) on Nov 9, 2022 4:14 AM concerning plant:
    This is a known plicata carrier.
  • Posted by LynNY (Watkins Glen, NY - Zone 6a) on Jun 12, 2018 6:37 AM concerning plant:
    Despite this iris' name, and its written description, it is incredibly elegant rather than garish. I highly recommend it!
Plant Events from our members
VAMOJO On August 2, 2017 Obtained plant
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Australis On February 5, 2024 Potted up
Potted up rhizomes from TSC.
Australis On February 5, 2024 Obtained plant
Purchased backup plants from The Seed Collection, as something broke one of the existing fans and it never recovered, leaving me just one fan from the original plant.
Australis On April 17, 2023 Plant emerged
Found two small offshoots emerging where the mother rhizome had been. Must have started producing them before the mother rhizome died!
Australis On February 26, 2023 Miscellaneous Event
Main fan collapsed and rhizome appeared to rot.
Australis On January 31, 2023 Transplanted
Slipped the pot contents into a prepared spot in the front garden.
Australis On January 6, 2023 Potted up
Australis On January 5, 2023 Obtained plant
Purchased from Smokin' Heights.
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