Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 1997
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1998
Seedling Number: 90-132A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Laced
Bloom Color Classification: Rose
Violet
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Blended rose violet standards; blended rose violet falls, old rose haft suffusion
Beard Color: Antique red, scarlet vermilion deep in throat
Style Arm Color: Greyed heather
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2000
Award of Merit: 2004

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: Newlywed X 86-47A: (Faraway Places x (Veneer x Mulled Wine))
Child plants: 17 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Date: May 29, 2008
A Single Bloom

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