Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Barry Blyth
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010
Seedling Number: Q15-1
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Rose
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Honey apricot standards; soft rosy violet falls, deep violet "V" blaze from beards to edge
Beard Color: Tangerine
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet

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: Keppel 01-61C: (98-152F: (Braggadocio x Prince George) x Rio) X Keppel 02-169C: (Hold My Hand x Decadence)
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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