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Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 2007
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2008
Seedling Number: 99-93A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Very Early
Early
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Dark Top
Bloom Color Description: Lime yellow standards, central rosy mauve area; dandelion falls, lighter toward center, small cream glint
Beard Color: Yellow ochre, goldenrod at end
Style Arm Color: Light chrome yellow
Foliage: Purple Based
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2010
Award of Merit: 2012

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: 96-28A: (92-69B: (88-99C: (Florida Orange x (Flashpoint x ((((69-42A: (63-112A: ((Frances Kent x Mary Randall) x 60-183Q) x 65-49A: (Denver Mint x 60-183Q)) x 68-59A: (Radiant Light x (((Golden Gleam x Hallmark) x (Gail x Techny Chimes)) x ((Gail x Techny Chimes) x Golden Gene)))) x Orange Empire) x Orangerie))) x Island Dancer) x Crowned Heads) X Ghio 95-30-02: ((Rogue x Quito) x Island Dancer)
Child plants: 4 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Date: 2011-06-07
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Date: 2011-06-01
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Date: 2011-05-21
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Date: 2012-05-16
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Date: 2011-06-01
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Date: 2012-05-18

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Date: 2012-05-19
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