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Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 2006
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2007
Seedling Number: 99-84A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Light blue
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Blue standards, edged darker; medium violet blue falls in centers, 1.5" pale blue outer area
Beard Color: Blue white, tipped lemon, lemon in throat
Style Arm Color: Pale blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2009

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: Sea Power X 97-77A: (92-52A: (Spring Shower x 89-104AA: (84-122A: (Snowbrook x Blackout) x Honky Tonk Blues)) x Rite of Spring)
Child plants: 6 child plants

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  • Iris
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Raging Tide

Raging Tide
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Sparkles!!

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Date: 2021-06-15
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Location: Gabe's Iris Gardens Charlotte, NC
Date: 2016-05-08
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Date: 2014-05-29
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Date: 2016-05-05
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Date: 2014-04-26
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