Hybridizer: | Keith Keppel |
Year Of Registration: | 1991 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1992 |
Seedling Number: | 85-10A |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 36 inches (91 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Peach |
Flower Patterns: | Reverse Bitone |
Bloom Color Description: | Peachblow standards; light salmon falls |
Beard Color: | Firecracker shaded lilac pink |
Fragrance: | Slight Musky |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 1994 |
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: | Custom Made X 79-47A: (Goddess x 77-137F: ((71-50E: ((66-35B: ((Irma Melrose x Tea Apron) x ((Full Circle x Rococo) x Tea Apron)) x April Melody) x (66-35C x April Melody)) x Osage Buff) x ((Joy Ride x Roundup) x (April Melody x 68-40B: (((Irma Melrose x Tea Apron) x ((Full Circle x Rococo) x Tea Apron)) x April Melody))))) |
Child plants: | 3 child plants |
Meredith79 | On August 24, 2016 | Miscellaneous Event Planted |
« Add a new plant to the database
» Search the Irises Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name
« See the general plant entry for Irises (Iris)