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Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 2012
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2013
Seedling Number: 04-89A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Purple
Bloom Color Description: Apricot buff standards, pink cast in center; black plum falls, partial velvet sheen, 1" peach apricot spot below beard
Beard Color: Solid firecracker
Style Arm Color: Apricot buff
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2015

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: 99-53A: (96-50F: (Braggadocio x 93-72W: (89-79D: (Witches' Sabbath x Gallant Rogue) x Romantic Evening)) x 96-47B: (Prince George x Braggadocio)) X Gypsy Lord

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Photo courtesy of Keith Keppel Irises
Location: keppel garden
Date: 2012-06-04
Comments:
  • Posted by CaliforniaPeach (Orange County, California, USA - Zone 10a) on Mar 4, 2023 4:46 PM concerning plant:
    Such a beauty! I would love to grow this in Southern California as I believe it loves hot and dry conditions!

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