Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 2002
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2003
Seedling Number: 97-60H
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 39 inches (99 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Light blue
White
Flower Patterns: Reverse Amoena
Bloom Color Description: Blue white standards shading to columbine blue base; white falls
Beard Color: Mandarin red
Style Arm Color: Pale blue, lavender lip
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2005
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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: 93-82C: (Spring Shower x 91-208A: (88-99C: (Florida Orange x (Flashpoint x ((72-5B: (69-42D: (63-112A: ((Frances Kent x Mary Randall) x 60-183Q) x 65-49A: (Denver Mint x 60-183Q)) x 68-59A: (Radiant Light x 62-58A: (((Golden Gleam x Hallmark) x Sexton 60) x 60-183A: ((Sexton 60: Gail x Techny Chimes) x Golden Gene)))) x Orange Empire) x Orangerie))) x Bygone Era)) X Fogbound
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: May 25, 2019
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Date: May 25, 2019
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Date: 2017-05-13
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Date: 2021-04-18
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Date: 2005-04-27

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