Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 2017
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2018
Seedling Number: 10-93D
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Magenta
Peach
Flower Patterns: Bicolor
Bloom Color Description: Buff apricot standards, peachblow on lower center; slate purple falls, greyed mauve shading
Beard Color: Tile red
Style Arm Color: Amber apricot
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2021

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: 06-129A: (Brazilian Art x Roaring Twenties) X 06-44A: (Blyth O258-1: (Puff the Magic x L169A: (J230-2: (Enjoy the Party x Kathleen Kay Nelson) x Calling)) x (N24-2: (Opposing Forces x Louisa's Song) x N257-1: (L150-2: (Hot Secret x J215-3: (Lily My Love x F235-3: (Cast a Spell x D46-1: (B157-1: (Imprimis x Bubble Up) x Aura Light)))) x Decadence)))

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Philo, California
Date: 2019-05-23
A gorgeous Keppel!
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2020-05-16
Photo by ARUBA1334

Date: 2017-05-26
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2019-05-17
Game Changer (Keppel ['18)
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2023-05-09
Photo by ARUBA1334
Photo by ARUBA1334
Location: keppel garden
Date: 2017-05-29
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2023-05-11
Location: My Garden in Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2023-05-11
Location: Knoxville, Tennessee 
Date: 2023-05-11
Game Changer 2023

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