Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 2002
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2002
Seedling Number: 95-39A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 37 inches (94 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Gold
Orange
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Topaz standards, deeper base; burnished gold falls shading to buff center
Beard Color: Tile red
Style Arm Color: Buff
Foliage: Purple Based
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2004

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: 92-84A: (Night Game x 89-152A: (((Winemaster x Congratulations) x Faraway Places) x (Faraway Places x Heathen))) X 90-98A: (Jolt x 88-99A: (Florida Orange x (Flashpoint x 79-56E: ((72-5B x Orange Empire) x Orangerie))))
Child plants: 9 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Game Plan
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-05-29
Photo taken in shade
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date: 2022-11-08
Late afternoon shade
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-06-05
Full sun
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2020-05-08
Location: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Date: 2022-11-08
In direct sunlight
Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: April 15, 2015
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-06-05
Full sun
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-05-29
Photo taken in shade
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-06-12
Full sun
Location: Oxfordshire, England
Date: 2020-05-08
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: 2018-06-03
Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: May 31, 2017
Photo by Lbsmitty
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-05-29
Photo taken in shade
Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: April 15, 2015
Location: Copenhagen, Denmark, EU
Date: 2017-05-29
Beard shot in shade

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.
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Australis On May 9, 2022 Obtained plant
Purchased from Ferndale Iris & Daylily Nursery.
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