Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 1995
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1996
Seedling Number: 89-148A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 38 inches (97 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Silver/Grey
Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Warm grey standards, greyed rose orchid near-solid suffusion; pinkish ivory falls, raisin purple 1" plicata edge, hafts and partial centerline
Beard Color: Soft pumpkin
Style Arm Color: Rosy lavender
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1999

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: Film Festival X Storyline
Child plants: 19 child plants

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: my yard
Date: 2018
Location: my yard
Location: my yard

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