Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 2008
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2009
Seedling Number: 00-110C
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Dark Top
Bloom Color Description: Light greenish yellow standards, greyed violet at base; reed yellow falls, shoulder wash
Beard Color: White tipped yellow, orange yellow in throat
Style Arm Color: Light greenish yellow, lavender lip

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: 96-28A: (92-69B: (88-99C: (Florida Orange x (Flashpoint x ((((69-42A: (63-112A: ((Frances Kent x Mary Randall) x 60-183Q) x 65-49A: (Denver Mint x 60-183Q)) x 68-59A: (Radiant Light x (((Golden Gleam x Hallmark) x (Gail x Techny Chimes)) x ((Gail x Techny Chimes) x Golden Gene)))) x Orange Empire) x Orangerie))) x Island Dancer) x Crowned Heads) X 96-20Q: (Suspicion x 93-81E: (93-81D: (Spring Shower x 89-38A: (((Vivien x Battle Fury) x (Skyblaze x (78-52C: (Firewater x (((Jones 743 x (Marquesan Skies x Babbling Brook)) x ((Morning Breeze x Babbling Brook) x Jones 730-1)) x Intuition)) x Vivien))) x Twilight Blaze)))
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Home garden
Date: 2018-05-01
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2021-05-03
TB Iris Secret Partner
Location: Western Kentucky
Date: May 2015
Uploaded by Muddymitts
Uploaded by Betja
Location: Richlands, NC
Date: 2022-05-16
Location: Western Kentucky
Date: May 2015
Uploaded by Betja

Picture taken at Keith Keppel's nursery.
Location: Schreiners Gardens
Date: 2012-06-04

Photo courtesy of Iris Sisters Farm, used with permission
Location: South Dakota
Date: 2013-06-26
Location: South Dakota
Date: 2013-06-26

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