Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Frederick Kerr
Year Of Registration: 2013
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2013
Seedling Number: 05-61C
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: White
Wine
Flower Patterns: Amoena
Bloom Color Description: White standards; dark plush red falls, edged red white
Beard Color: Tangerine red
Style Arm Color: White
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: (Dear Jean sdlg x Starring) X Decadence

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: Mt. Pleasant Iris in WA
Date: 2015-05-13
Location: Superstition Iris Gardens - Cathey's Valley, CA
Date: April 18, 2015
Location: My garden ~ Michigan

Photo courtesy of Fred Kerr's Rainbow Acres
Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2021-05-15
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi

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