Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 2021
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2022
Seedling Number: 12-50B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 40 inches (102 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Petunia purple standards; brighter toga to vatican purple falls, upper hafts shaded spanish raisin
Beard Color: Golden yellow over white in throat, mustard tan/concord in middle over white, concord at end
Style Arm Color: Petunia purple

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: 08-67F: (08-67F: (04-61A: (00-257L: (Lydia Safan-Swiastyn x Sea Power) x 00-257F: (Lydia Safan-Swiastyn x Sea Power)) x 02-226A: (Mild Manner x Paris Fashion)) x Strawberry Shake) X Noble Gesture

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Mount Enterprise, Texas
Date: 2023-05-04

Date: 2021-05-15
Location: Kingsport, TN
Date: 2024-04-25
Location: Kingsport, TN
Date: 2024-04-24
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