Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 1987
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1989
Seedling Number: 82-7J
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Cream
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Capucine buff standards almost completely overlaid near corinthian red; capucine buff falls, very small white area beneath beards, old roseleaf margin and hafts
Beard Color: Burnt orange, tipped burnt sienna
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1992

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: Gigolo X Columbia the Gem
Child plants: 13 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

Photo Gallery
Location: Bytom/Poland/
Date: 2015-05-31
Location: www.dasIrisFeld.ch in Oetlishausen, Switzerland - photo by Sharlene Sutter
Date: 2022-05-20
Location: Botanical Garden, Faculty of Science, Zagreb, Croatia
Date: 2021-05-12
Iris BE 'Beguine'
Location: Australia
Date: 2021-11-11
Location: Weiser, ID
Date: 2015 season
Uploaded by MShadow
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2002-11-03
SANYO DIGITAL CAMERA
Location: Northern Germany
Date: 2002-11-06
SANYO DIGITAL CAMERA

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