Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Richard Ernst
Year Of Registration: 2001
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2001
Seedling Number: QKF125-14A-2
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Gold
Magenta
Violet
White
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White standards, gilt edge; white falls sanded and marked violet and magenta, 1/4" yellow marginal band
Beard Color: Yellow
Style Arm Color: White, yellow on crests
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2003
Award of Merit: 2005

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: KF125-14A: ((Edna's Wish x Wild Jasmine) x (Edna's Wish x Wild Jasmine)) X KF125-32E: ((Edna's Wish x Wild Jasmine) x (Edna's Wish x Wild Jasmine))
Child plants: 70 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Growing at www.dasIrisFeld.ch in Oetlishausen, Switzerland
Date: 2020-06-03
Location: East facing garden zone 6b
Date: May 2023
Moved two summers ago and maiden bloom in new garden
Location: Hobart, Tasmania
Date: 2017-10-18
Photo by Henhouse
Location: My garden, Watkins Glen, NY
Date: June 1, 2022
Location: East facing garden zone 6b
Date: May 2023
Moved two summers ago, maiden bloom in new garden.
Location: Home
Date: 2016-06-06
Photo by mattsmom
Location: Australia
Date: 2021-11-11
Location: Durham, NC
Date: 2016-05-06
Location: back garden, Zone 6b
Date: June 2020
Location: back garden, Zone 6b
Date: June 2020
Photo by mattsmom
Location: Home
Date: 2016-06-10
Location: Home
Location: Home
Date: 2016-06-10
Photo by Betja
Photo by mattsmom

Date: 2003-05-28
Photo courtesy of Napa Country Iris Garden

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
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