Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 1981
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1982
Seedling Number: 74-5OC
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 26 inches (66 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Purple
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Blend
Bloom Color Description: Golden buff standards, lightening to colonial buff in center; mimosa yellow falls, paler in center, dahlia purple dotting on hafts, giving butterscotch brown effect
Beard Color: Dull yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1984
Award of Merit: 1986

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: 71-19C: (62-30C: (Maricopa x (Quadros 57-193B: Surrender x New Adventure)) x Montage) x Roundup) X 71-18A: (Picayune x Roundup)
Child plants: one child plant

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  • Border Bearded Iris
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