Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 2003
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2004
Seedling Number: 96-42G
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Bloom Color Description: Cupid pink standards; orient pink falls, buff pink shading
Beard Color: Ibis pink to tigerlily
Style Arm Color: Near orient pink
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2006
Award of Merit: 2008

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: Lotus Land X 93-160A: (Frosting x 89-29G: (Social Event x Femme Fatale))
Child plants: 20 child plants

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Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: June 12, 2017
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee 
Date: 2022-05-09
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Location: Home

Date: 2012-06-17

In Love Again

In Love Again
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-27
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Location: Schreiners Gardens
Date: 2012-06-04
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Location: Schreiners Gardens
Date: 2012-06-04
Location: Schreiners Gardens
Date: 2012-05-31
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2010-05-25
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-06

Photo courtesy of Iris Sisters Farm, used with permission
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2011-05-27
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-03
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-03

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
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Comments:
  • Posted by KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Mar 23, 2012 8:07 AM concerning plant:
    Beautifully ruffled pink. Bit of a slow grower.

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