Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 1990
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1991
Seedling Number: 84-1V
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 22 inches (56 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Peach
Bloom Color Description: Near apricot standards; slightly greyer apricot falls, mauve flush and blended spot, tawny haft flush, small off-white spot
Beard Color: Bittersweet orange
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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Unbalanced Tetraploid
Parentage: Nazette X 79-84B: ((Anon x (71-42B: (68-17A: (Montage x April Melody) x Jealous Lover) x 71-41F: (68-17A x April Melody))) x ((68-5A: ((Henna Stitches x (Maricopa x Chinquapin)) x Montage) x Roundup) x ((Montage x April Melody) x April Melody)))

Common names
  • Intermediate Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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