Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 1994
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1995
Seedling Number: 88-61A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
Rose
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Purplish rose standards, slight cream infusion at base; cream to ivory falls, purplish rose 1/2" border
Beard Color: Brownish brick, fire red in throat
Style Arm Color: Blended buff red
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1997

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: 82-11K: ((Rancho Rose x (71-12C: (68-5A: ((Henna Stitches x (Maricopa x Chinquapin)) x Montage) x Roundup) x (68-17B: (Montage x April Melody) x April Melody))) x Gigolo) X 85-65A: (Ever After x Lorilee)
Child plants: 16 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: north central Texas
Date: 2004-04-21

Date: 2021-05-21
Location: www.dasIrisFeld.ch in Oetlishausen, Switzerland - photo by Sharlene Sutter
Date: 2021-05-29
Location: Chuelles, France
Date: 2023-05-24
Location: my yard
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18
Location: Napa Iris Gardens
Date: 2012-05-18

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