Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Gerald Richardson
Year Of Registration: 2013
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2014
Seedling Number: 04-14-02
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 33 inches (84 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Lavender
Violet
Bloom Color Description: Pale lavender standards; light buff falls, stippled violet
Beard Color: Light orange, upward pointing violet horns
Space Age Beard Appendages: Horns
Fragrance: Slight

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: Sunset Storm X Thornbird

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Keith Keppel's Garden
Date: 2015-05-13

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Location: My Garden in PA
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