Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 1983
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1983
Seedling Number: 75-98A
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 26 inches (66 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Violet
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Peach toned cream standards; creamy peach falls, bishops violet hafts and washed plicata edge
Beard Color: Rusty orange
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1985
Award of Merit: 1987
Knowlton Medal: 1989
Fred and Barbara Walther Cup: 1985

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: 71-12C: (68-5A: ((Henna Stitches x (Maricopa x Chinquapin)) x Montage) x Roundup) X 71-41 F: ((Montage x April Melody) x April Melody)
Child plants: 2 child plants

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  • Border Bearded Iris
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Location: BC
Date: 2014-07-07

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