Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1990
Seedling Number: 82-13T
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 32 inches (81 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Peach
Rose
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Peach beige standards, washed and dotted rosy purple; near apricot falls washed and dotted reddish purple
Beard Color: Terra cotta to spartan red
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1992
Award of Merit: 1995

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Gigolo X 78-83a: (76-85C: (Anon x (71-42B: (68-17A: (Montage x April Melody) x Jealous Lover) x 71-41F: (68-17A x April Melody))) X 76-85D: (Anon x (71-42B: (68-17A: (Montage x April Melody) x Jealous Lover) x 71-41F: (68-17A x April Melody))))
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04

Date: 2022-04-04
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Date: May
Tall bearded iris 'Abstract Art'

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