Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 1984
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1986
Seedling Number: 81-13A
Classification: Intermediate Bearded (IB)
Registered Height: 18 inches (46 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Violet
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: India buff standards becoming golden orange in hot weather; salmon buff falls, light crushed violet haft markings, amethyst ring and center stripe
Beard Color: Capucine red
Fragrance: Slight
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1988
Award of Merit: 1990

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Parentage: 377-111-A:((Roundup x: (66-56F: (Amigo's Guitar x (Rippling Waters x Gypsy Lullaby)) x Barcelona)) x Osage Buff) x 75-113B: ((68-5A: ((Henna Stitches x (Maricopa x Chinquapin)) x Montage) x Roundup) x ((Montage x April Melody) x April Melody) X Nazette
Child plants: 9 child plants

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Common names
  • Intermediate Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2018-03-29
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Location: In my garden at Middletown, DE
Date: 2018-05-05
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Location: Old Greenwich, CT
Date: 5/2/2024 7:18AM
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2017-03-29
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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2013-04-07

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