Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 2005
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2006
Seedling Number: 99-157D
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Magenta
Wine
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Wisteria violet standards, midrib flushed peach buff; port wine falls
Beard Color: White, lightly tipped brazil brown to henna tips in throat
Style Arm Color: Capucine orange edge, lavender midrib, crests wisteria violet, red brown edge
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2008
Award of Merit: 2010

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: 95-97E: (Cinnamon Sun x Ghio 88-180P: (Notorious x ((Success Story x (Fancy Tales x Alpine Castle)) x ((Persian Smoke x Entourage) x ((Strawberry Sundae x (Artiste x Tupelo Honey)) x (Marmalade Skies x (Sun King x (Gold Trimmings x Solano)))))))) X Crazy for You
Child plants: 5 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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