Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 2010
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2011
Seedling Number: 04-20D
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
White
Flower Patterns: Dark Top
Bloom Color Description: Pinkish white standards lightly shaded bishops violet at base; oyster white to marguerite yellow falls shading to flesh toward shoulders
Beard Color: Indian orange
Style Arm Color: Cream, lavender lip
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2014

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: Opposing Forces X Roaring Twenties
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Home garden
Date: 2018-05-10
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Location: Iowa
Location: Mid America Gardens
Date: 2012-06-04
Location: keppel garden
Date: 2012-06-01
Location: Keith Keppel's Garden
Date: 2015-05-14
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Date: 2017-05-25
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Location: keppel garden
Date: 2012-06-04
Location: keppel garden
Date: 2012-06-04
Location: Mid America Gardens
Date: 2012-06-04

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