Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Frederick Kerr
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010
Seedling Number: 03-061A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Pink
Violet
Flower Patterns: Line and Speckles
Bloom Color Description: Pink standards; pink falls, orange influence at haft and toward lighter edge, medium violet veining from the beard to within 1/2" of edge
Beard Color: Tangerine coral
Style Arm Color: Light orange
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2012

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: Bel Esprit X Ghio 95-1Q: (U92-7A2, unknown, x 93-90: (88-180P: (Notorious x ((Success Story x (Fancy Tales x Alpine Castle)) x ((Persian Smoke x Entourage) x ((Strawberry Sundae x (Artiste x Tupelo Honey)) x (Marmalade Skies x (Sun King x (Gold Trimmings x Solano))))))) x Romantic Evening))

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2017-04-26
Judy Nunn (Kerr '09)
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2018-05-09
Judy Nunn (Kerr '09)
Uploaded by MargieNY
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-06-08
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.

Photo courtesy of Sutton's Iris Gardens
  • Uploaded by Joy
Uploaded by MargieNY

Date: 2006-05-08
Photo courtesy of Fred Kerr's Rainbow Acres
Discussion Threads about this plant
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Could you add its location perhaps? by hampartsum May 6, 2021 1:42 PM 2

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