Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 2020
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2021
Seedling Number: 12-103J
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
Light blue
Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White, standards, 3/4" soft blue shaded edge, darker central midrib; peach cream falls, 1/4" blue purple marginal band, heavier cotinga purple shoulder and haft markings
Beard Color: Cream tipped rusty orange in throat, blue white tipped rust at end
Style Arm Color: Putty, lavender midrib and slight blending on crests

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: 09-93A: (Ink Patterns x 07-176B) X 07-176B: (02-72E: (98-204G: (Charleston x 92-44A: (87-26A: (Rosarita x 82-11K: (78-81A: (Rancho Rose x 75-113B: (71-12C: (68-5A: ((Henna Stitches x (Maricopa x Chinquapin)) x Montage) x Roundup) x 71-43D: (68-17B: (Montage x April Melody) x April Melody))) x Gigolo)) x Power Surge)) x 98-204A) x 02-78A: (87-82A: (Midnight Oil x Charleston) x 98-204H))

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Location: My garden near Houghton Lake, MI
Date: 2022-06-17
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Date: 2015-05-13

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