Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 2020
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2021
Seedling Number: 09-88K
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Dark burgundy standards; burgundy black falls, white striations surrounding beards
Beard Color: Blue grey to violet, dull mustard in throat
Style Arm Color: Castilian brown and burgundy, brass wings
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: 02-92A: (Inside Track x Spice Lord) X Reckless Abandon

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Keith Keppel's garden
Date: 2015-05-13
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2022-05-10
A new Keppel favorite

Date: 2015-05-15
Location: Philo, California
Date: 2022-05-09
KEPPEL

Date: 2017-06-15
Location: Russia, Rostov Region. Natalia Ternovaya 's Garden
Location: Russia, Rostov Region. Natalia Ternovaya 's Garden

Date: 2017-06-15
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