Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 1981
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1982
Seedling Number: 76-35C
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Magenta
Bloom Color Description: Raspberry burgundy, apricot beige undertoning on upper part of falls
Beard Color: Terra cotta
Fragrance: Slight
Musky
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1984
Award of Merit: 1986

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: 73-26B: (70-24B: ((Amigo's Guitar x (Rippling Waters x Gypsy Lullaby)) x (Jones 743 x (Marquesan Skies x Babbling Brook))) x Salmon River) X Maraschino
Child plants: 51 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2015-05-04
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Date: 2019-05-01
Location: Santa Cruz Mountains, California
Date: 2013-05-15
Location: So calif
Date: 2019-05-01
Location: Concord, NC zone 7
Date: 2016-04-12
Flinging her petticoats!
Location: So calif
Date: 2019-05-01
Location: Concord, NC zone 7
Date: 2016-04-12
Location: Nagai Botanical Garden
Date: May
Photo by KENPEI

Photo Courtesy of Te Sligte Gardens. Used with Permission
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