Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 2009
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2010
Seedling Number: 02-146A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Bloom Color Description: Concord standards; falls darker than fluorite
Beard Color: Mustard/blue white, bronze brown/blue at end
Style Arm Color: Concord
Awards: Honorable Mention: 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: 98-105A: (Polished Manners x 96-18B: (94-77A: (90-82E: (87-91A: (85-48A: (79-20A: (Villain x Swazi Princess) x Blackout) x 84-124A: (Titan's Glory x Blackout)) x 88-40A: (84-123A: (80-136A: (74-54J: (71-61E: (((Siva Siva x Diplomacy) x Montage) x (Vaudeville x Charmed Circle)) X 71-60B:((( ((Gene Wild x Majorette) x Rococo) x 61-28A: (Taholah x 59-4B: (Progenitor x Royal Band)) x My Honeycomb)) x (((Gene Wild x Majorette) x Rococo) x (Siva Siva x Diplomacy))) x (Vaudeville x Charmed Circle))) x Charmed Life) x Blackout) x 84-122A: (Snowbrook x Blackout))) x Night Game) x Rippling River)) X Candy Apple Classic
Child plants: 12 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2017-05-16
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2017-05-11
Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2023-05-23
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2019-05-18
Location: Keith Keppel's garden in Salem, OR
Date: 2011-05-21
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2022-05-05
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2016-04-18
Love the color and form

Date: 2018-05-22
Location: My property in Idaho
Date: Photo taken May 30, 2022
Location: Kingsport, TN
Date: 2019-05-01
Mid-morning sun
Location: God's Garden - Atwater CA
Date: April 2015
Location: Kingsport, TN
Date: 2019-05-01
Early morning

Photo courtesy of Sutton's Iris Gardens
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-05-21
Location: Iowa
Location: Russia, Krasnodarskij Kraj
Date: 2019-05-18
Location: Keith Keppel's garden in Salem, OR
Date: 2011-05-21
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-04-20
Location: Bay View Gardens
Date: 2012-04-30
Location: Keith Keppel's garden in Salem, OR
Date: 2011-05-23
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-05-30
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2013-05-25
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-05-02
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-11
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-21
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Date: 2014-05-16
Uploaded by Betja
Location: Bay View Gardens
Date: 2011-04-28
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-04-21
Location: Iowa
Date: 2013-05-24
Location: Keith Keppel's garden in Salem, OR
Date: 2011-05-21

Date: 2015-05-13
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-04-19
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2012-04-23
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-11
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-15
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-17
Location: Catheys Valley CA
Photo courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens, posted with permissi
Location: My garden in Bakersfield, CA
Date: 2013-04-14
Uploaded by Betja

Date: 2014-05-16

Date: 2014-05-16
Uploaded by Betja
Uploaded by Betja
Location: Mid-America Gardens, Salem, Oregon
Date: 2016-05-05
Location: My garden in southeast Nebraska
Date: 2014-05-20

Date: 2013-04-19
Photo courtesy of Napa Country Iris Garden
Comments:
  • Posted by KentPfeiffer (Southeast Nebraska - Zone 5b) on Mar 23, 2012 11:25 AM concerning plant:
    Big and imposing flowers. This one is not just another dark purple iris, it is special.

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