Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 1985
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1986
Seedling Number: 79-83B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 30 inches (76 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
Rose
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Pinkish cream standards, washed soft lavender rose; ivory pink falls, heavy outpouring of indian purple plicata dotting 1/3 way down
Beard Color: Etruscan red
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1988

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: 76-85C: (Anon x (71-42B: (68-17A: (Montage x April Melody) x Jealous Lover) x 71-41F: (68-17A x April Melody))) X 76-85D: (Anon x (71-42B: (68-17A: (Montage x April Melody) x Jealous Lover) x 71-41F: (68-17A x April Melody)))
Child plants: 4 child plants

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