Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Frederick Kerr
Year Of Registration: 2014
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2014
Seedling Number: 06-039A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
White
Flower Patterns: Emma Cook
Bloom Color Description: White standards; white to very light blue falls, strong medium blue edge
Beard Color: Red
Style Arm Color: White, light blue stigma
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2016

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: (Kachina Dancer x 01-031C: (99-088A: (Lena Baker x 97-021A: (Fresno Frolic x Dear Jean)) x Next Millennium)) X 02-050 PNK EC: (99-023A: (97-003C: (Astrid Cayeux x Christiana Baker) x Schreiner EE 203-A) x Keppel 98-47B: (Prince George x Braggadocio))

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2017-05-07
Betty Ford (Kerr '14)
Uploaded by Henhouse
Location: Whitesboro, TX
Image courtesy of The Shady Spot Iris. All rights reserved.
Location: Superstition Iris Gardens - Cathey's Valley, CA
Date: April 18, 2015
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Date: 3-31-2015
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi

Photo courtesy of Fred Kerr's Rainbow Acres
Location: Superstition Garden - Cathey's Valley, CA
Date: April 18, 2015

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