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Tall Bearded Iris |
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Iris |
| Hybridizer: | Keith Keppel |
| Year Of Registration: | 1998 |
| Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 1999 |
| Seedling Number: | 93-72A |
| Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
| Registered Height: | 34 inches (86 cm) |
| Bloom Season: | Early Mid |
| Flower Form: | Ruffled |
| Bloom Color Classification: | Black Violet |
| Flower Patterns: | Bicolor |
| Bloom Color Description: | Dark violet standards; black falls, slight violet cast |
| Beard Color: | Rusty terracotta |
| Fragrance: | Pronounced Sweet |
| Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2001 Award of Merit: 2003 |
| 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 |
| Parentage: | 89-79d: (Witches' Sabbath x Gallant Rogue) X Romantic Evening |
| Child plants: | 20 child plants |
| Thread Title | Last Reply | Replies |
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| 2020 Bloom Season by ARUBA1334 | Feb 22, 2021 9:41 PM | 254 |
| Comparison please by DaisyDo | Jul 8, 2020 8:25 PM | 27 |
| Season 2020 by shizen | Jan 3, 2021 6:48 PM | 1,775 |
| Bloom irregularity by ttkc4704 | May 16, 2020 5:21 PM | 27 |
| Blooms 2019 by cliftoncat | Mar 11, 2020 9:12 PM | 2,568 |
| 2018 ........i got a box!!!😁😍 by shizen | Mar 15, 2019 3:12 PM | 1,448 |
| Hillside Happenings by Snork | Jun 11, 2018 7:12 AM | 38 |
| Blooms 2018 by cliftoncat | Jan 2, 2019 4:17 PM | 2,872 |
| What is your weather today in your iris garden? by evelyninthegarden | Mar 4, 2021 4:55 PM | 3,430 |
| ..... arrrrrggghh! -- iris pot invasion! by TBMan | Oct 30, 2017 8:21 AM | 76 |
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| 2017 orders by Lestv | Sep 18, 2017 10:45 AM | 1,756 |
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| What Keppel Irises do you currently have in your Garden? by tveguy3 | Feb 27, 2016 11:27 AM | 132 |
| Snowpeak Inventory Reduction Sale by irisloverdee | Jul 21, 2015 9:18 AM | 27 |
| Show Us Your Blooms - Spring 2015 - Part 1 by Moiris | Nov 23, 2015 9:29 AM | 2,013 |
| Show us your Colors - Part 2 by Muddymitts | Feb 22, 2015 10:34 AM | 819 |
| Mindless chatter by Muddymitts | Mar 4, 2021 9:52 AM | 19,074 |
| Checking Older Cultivars For Trade/Purchase by Moiris | Jan 14, 2015 9:02 AM | 71 |
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