Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 1970
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1972
Seedling Number: 65-6F
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Buff yellow standards blended light lavender on midrib; white falls, wide almost solid greyed lavender border, rosy plum hafts
Beard Color: White, tipped bronze yellow

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: ((Gene Wild x Majorette) x Rococo) X 61-28A: (Taholah x 59-4B: (Progenitor x Royal Band)) x My Honeycomb)
Child plants: 169 child plants

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  • Tall Bearded Iris
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Location: New Zealand
Date: 2014-11-22

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