Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Frederick Kerr
Year Of Registration: 2010
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2011
Seedling Number: 03-108A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Pink
Flower Patterns: Emma Cook
Bloom Color Description: Light pink standards, darker at center; light pink falls, darker hafts, medium blue edge
Beard Color: Orange red
Style Arm Color: Pink
Fragrance: Slight
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: Revere X 00-028C: (95-005C: (90-073A: (Neptune's Lantern x 88-028-1: (Gypsy Woman x Condottiere)) x 88-028-1) x Queen's Circle)
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Home garden
Date: 2017-04-16
Location: Richlands, NC
Date: 2022-04-08

Photo courtesy of Fred Kerr's Rainbow Acres
Uploaded by dd95172

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