Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 1994
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1994
Seedling Number: 88-11A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
Flower Patterns: Glaciata
Bloom Color Description: Light pink standards; pinkish white falls deepening to pink edge
Beard Color: Red, white at end
Fragrance: Slight
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1997

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: Classmate X 86-23A: ((Goddess x 77-137F: (74-35C: (71-50E: ((66-35B: ((Irma Melrose x Tea Apron) x ((Full Circle x Rococo) x Tea Apron)) x April Melody) x (66-35C x April Melody)) x Osage Buff) x 74-52A: ((Joy Ride x Roundup) x (April Melody x (((Irma Melrose x Tea Apron) x ((Full Circle x Rococo) x Tea Apron)) x April Melody))))) x (Goddess x 77-137F))
Child plants: 36 child plants

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  • Iris
  • Tall Bearded Iris

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Date: 2010-06-01
Location: Las Cruces, NM
Date: 2019-04-22
TB Iris Answered Prayers

Photo May 25, 2009

Photo courtesy of Bluebird Haven Iris Garden

Photo courtesy of Blue J Iris Used with permission.

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