Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 1963
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1964
Seedling Number: 58-26-A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Blended colonial yellow standards; colonial yellow falls washed violet, white sprayed hafts
Beard Color: White, tipped brown
Foliage: Purple Based
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1965

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Golden Gleam X April Showers
Child plants: 114 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2017-10-22

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Date: November 2015
Tall Bearded Iris " Maricopa "
Location: Hobart, Tasmania
Date: 2017-10-29
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