Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 2008
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2009
Seedling Number: 00-22E
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 26 inches (66 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Violet
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Tannish apricot standards faint pinkish flush in lower center; lighter tannish apricot falls, small amber white area at end of beards, raisin brushed shoulders, haft webbing and fine speckling
Beard Color: Mandarin orange
Style Arm Color: Inca gold
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2012

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: 89-126B: (Light Show x 86-4E: (((Morocco x Broadway) x (Theatre x (Anon x (71-42B: (68-17A: (Montage x April Melody) x Jealous Lover) x 71-41F: (68-17A x April Melody))))) x (((68-5A: ((Henna Stitches x (Maricopa x Chinquapin)) x Montage) x Roundup) x ((Montage x April Melody) x April Melody)) x (72-40A: ((((Irma Melrose x Tea Apron) x ((Full Circle x Rococo) x Tea Apron)) x April Melody) x Caramba) x Flamenco)))) X 98-25G: (Music x Stormy Circle)

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Location: Kingsport, TN
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Date: 2015-10-31
Location: Durham, NC
Date: April, 2015
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Date: 2011-05-20
Location: Hanover PA
Date: 05-11-2015
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Location: Mid-America Gardens near Salem, OR
Date: 2011-05-20
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Photo courtesy of Iris Sisters Farm, used with permission
Location: Hanover PA
Date: 05-11-2015

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