Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 1968
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1969
Seedling Number: 64-37Q
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
Lavender
Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Pastel blended greyed cream and lavender standards; white falls, wide soft violet border with darker plicata markings
Beard Color: White, tipped yellow
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1970
Other: Premio Firenze, 1971

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: Siva Siva X Diplomacy
Child plants: 26 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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