Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 1993
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1994
Seedling Number: 87-21P
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Violet
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Honeydew standards blended capucine buff at edge; capucine buff falls, plicata webbed slate purple hafts
Beard Color: Golden poppy to toboggan
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1996
Award of Merit: 1998

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: 82-32A: (Laredo x Queen in Calico) X Daredevil
Child plants: 14 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: Weiser, ID
Date: 2015 season
Location: Weiser, ID
Date: 2015 season

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden
Location: Anderson California 
Date: 2018-04-13

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