Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 1988
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1989
Seedling Number: 82-43F
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 35 inches (89 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Pinard yellow standards, patterned jalapa; brighter falls, darker than dandelion yellow, dotted ginger wash
Beard Color: White base, violet brown midsection, yellow orange tip
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet

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
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Tetraploid
Parentage: 78-81J: (Rancho Rose x 75-113B: ((68-5A: ((Henna Stitches x (Maricopa x Chinquapin)) x Montage) x Roundup) x ((Montage x April Melody) x April Melody))) X Rustic Dance

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Cisco, Tx 
Date: 2021-04-17
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