Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 1982
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1983
Seedling Number: 77-82A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Pale peach pink standards; white falls, 3/4" soft reddish violet margin
Beard Color: White, burnt tangerine in throat
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Musky

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: 74-31G: (((62-30C: (Maricopa x (Quadros 57-193B: Surrender x New Adventure)) x Montage) x Roundup) x Osage Buff) X 74-22D: (Pink Taffeta x ((Montage x April Melody) x April Melody))
Child plants: 4 child plants

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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