Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 1996
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1997
Seedling Number: 89-110A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Pinkish apricot standards; pinkish apricot falls
Beard Color: Tigerlily to fire red
Style Arm Color: Slightly deeper pinkish apricot
Fragrance: Slight
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1999

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: 79-57B: (((((Frances Kent x Mary Randall) x 60-183Q: (Sexton 60: (Gail x Techny Chimes) x Golden Gene)) x (Denver Mint x 60-183-O)) x (Radiant Light x (((Golden Gleam x Hallmark) x Sexton 60) x 60-183A)) x Orange Fire) x Orangerie) X Champagne Wishes
Child plants: 2 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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