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Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 2015
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2016
Seedling Number: 09-88B
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Brazil brown and horsechestnut standards; white falls, 3/8" purple chocolate solid edge, some speckling extending inward, short dark veins beside beards
Beard Color: Lavender, tipped mustard tan
Style Arm Color: Brazil brown to raw umber, wax yellow on arms
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2018
Award of Merit: 2021

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: 02-92A: (Inside Track x Spice Lord) X Reckless Abandon

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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