Data specific to Irises (Edit)
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

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: 96-50j: (Braggadocio x 93-72w: (89-79d:(Witches' Sabbath x Gallant Rogue) x Romantic Evening) X Last Laugh
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Date: 2012-05-18

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Date: 2020-04-24

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