Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 1985
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1986
Seedling Number: 78-18B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Mid Late
Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Magenta
Bloom Color Description: Fuchsia rose, paling in center of falls
Beard Color: Hyacinth red
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1988

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: Mulled Wine X Cranberry Ice
Child plants: 18 child plants

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Location: Winson-Salem NC
Date: 2016-05-12
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