Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 1976
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1977
Seedling Number: 68-19J
Classification: Border Bearded (BB)
Registered Height: 25 inches (64 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Silver/Grey
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Quince yellow standards; oyster falls, banded quince yellow, hafts solidly peppered russet brown
Beard Color: Yellow, faintly tipped russet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1978
Award of Merit: 1980
Knowlton Medal: 1982

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: 62-30C: (Maricopa x (Quadros 57-193B: Surrender x New Adventure)) X Montage
Child plants: 12 child plants

Common names
  • Border Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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