Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 1969
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1970
Seedling Number: 63-26D
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Bloom Color Classification: Magenta
Purple
Violet
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Verbena violet standards deepening in center; falls blended toga purple, mulberry and vatican purple, haft overlay of java brown, faint white peppering at hafts
Beard Color: Blue white, tipped strong yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1971

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: 59-138A: (Gene Wild x Majorette) X 61-31A: (Rococo x Whole Cloth)
Child plants: 2 child plants

Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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