Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 1990
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1991
Seedling Number: 84-121B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Green
Lavender
Violet
White
Wine
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Olive standards shaded mauve dust; white falls, 1/2"-3/4" huckleberry to nightshade border, burgundy hafts
Beard Color: Tan yellow effect
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1993

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: 80-130p: (Charmed Life x 76-126A: ((((Siva Siva x Diplomacy) x Montage) x (Vaudeville x Charmed Circle)) x ((Montage x (((Gene Wild x Majorette) x Rococo) x (Siva Siva x Diplomacy))) x (Vaudeville x Charmed Circle)))) X Broadway
Child plants: 7 child plants

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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