Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 2017
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2018
Seedling Number: 08-47A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
Light blue
Flower Patterns: Neglecta
Bloom Color Description: Clear light blue standards; cornflower blue falls, slightly paler at edge
Beard Color: Blue, hairs lightly tipped apricot, pale blue ends
Style Arm Color: Clear light blue
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2023

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: Silk Road X Raging Tide

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: Keith Keppel's Garden
Date: 2015-05-14
Location: Keith Keppel's Garden
Date: 2015-05-14
Location: keppel garden
Date: 2016-05-11
Location: Lundby, Denmark, EU
Date: 2019-06-27
Full sun

Date: 2016-05-11
Location: Lundby, Denmark, EU
Date: 2019-06-27
Beard shot, full sun
Location: keppel garden
Date: 2016-05-11
Uploaded by ARUBA1334

Image courtesy of Superstition Iris Gardens

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