Hybridizer: | Keith Keppel |
Year Of Registration: | 2004 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2005 |
Seedling Number: | 99-50B |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 36 inches (91 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Early Mid |
Flower Form: | Ruffled |
Bloom Color Classification: | Light blue Violet |
Flower Patterns: | Neglecta |
Bloom Color Description: | Light blue standards; royal purple to clematis falls, lighter and bluer near beards, small white spray pattern area |
Beard Color: | Pinkish red |
Style Arm Color: | Light blue |
Fragrance: | Sweet |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2007 |
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: | 96-50j: (Braggadocio x 93-72w: (89-79d:(Witches' Sabbath x Gallant Rogue) x Romantic Evening) X Last Laugh |
Child plants: | one child plant |
« Add a new plant to the database
» Search the Irises Database: by characteristics or by cultivar name
« See the general plant entry for Irises (Iris)