Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Frederick Kerr
Year Of Registration: 2013
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2013
Seedling Number: 05-121-2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Light pink lavender standards; pink lavender falls, large lighter area around beards, darker at edge
Beard Color: Tangerine in throat and middle, light lavender at end
Fragrance: Slight
Musky

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: 03-002D: (Alpine Lace x Queen's Circle) X 99-073-1: (Haute Couture x 93-011C violet: ((Moon's Delight x Speculator) x Magic Raiment))

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2014-04-21

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