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Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010
Seedling Number: 03-22B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 33 inches (84 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Very Late
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Lavender
Flower Patterns: Reverse Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Light lavender blue standards deepening to violet blue toward base; light lavender blue falls changing to silvery lavender blue center, slightly deeper shading in throat
Beard Color: Blue white
Style Arm Color: Lavender blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2013

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: French Lilacs X 99-118C: (96-45J: (Lotus Land x Fogbound) x 96-35C: (Gatty Z-8-1: (Coming Up Roses x X63-8: T-1-2: ((Nefertiti x Playgirl) x Presence) x Rare Occasion) x Fogbound))
Child plants: 2 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
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Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
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Date: 2013-06-11
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
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