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Iris |
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Tall Bearded Iris |
Hybridizer: | Keith Keppel |
Year Of Registration: | 2000 |
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): | 2000 |
Seedling Number: | 93-139D |
Classification: | Tall Bearded (TB) |
Registered Height: | 36 inches (91 cm) |
Bloom Season: | Mid Mid Late Late Very Late |
Flower Form: | Bubble Ruffled Laced |
Bloom Color Classification: | Orchid |
Bloom Color Description: | Milky orchid, falls slightly paler, cream undertoning |
Beard Color: | Melon |
Awards: | Honorable Mention: 2002 Award of Merit: 2004 |
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 |
Parentage: | Gatty X6-1: (Femme Fatale x T-1-2: ((Nefertiti x Playgirl) x Presence)) X Social Event |
Child plants: | 68 child plants |
Hajue | From July 4, 2017 to July 3, 2017 | Transplanted |
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