Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 2002
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2002
Seedling Number: 96-29D
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (107 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Rose
Flower Patterns: Dark Top
Bloom Color Description: Rose beige standards, strong greyed purple base and center shading; india buff fall shoulders, parchment edge, agate grey centers
Beard Color: Mandarin red
Style Arm Color: Parchment, midrib flushed purple
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2004
Award of Merit: 2006

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: 92-69B: (88-99C: (Florida Orange x (Flashpoint x 79-56E: ((72-5B x Orange Empire) x Orangerie)))) x Island Dancer) X Fogbound
Child plants: 6 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 20210-5-11
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Date: 2017-04-24
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