Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 1997
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1998
Seedling Number: 91-86A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
Pink
Violet
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Light pink standards; pinkish cream falls, solid 3/4" cattleya border
Beard Color: Pale pinkish coral to pinkish orange in throat
Style Arm Color: Light pink, lavender midrib flush
Fragrance: Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2000

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: Dawn Sky X Screen Play
Child plants: 6 child plants

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Common names
  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Location: Jeparit Victoria Australia
Date: 2023-10-03
Location: www.dasIrisFeld.ch in Oetlishausen, Switzerland - photo by Sharlene Sutter
Date: 2021-06-03
Location: Keith Keppel's garden in Salem, OR
Date: 2011-05-21
Location: Keith Keppel's garden in Salem, OR
Date: 2011-05-21
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Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris. Used with permission.

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