Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 1985
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1985
Seedling Number: 74-54G
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 34 inches (86 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Blue
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: White standards, 3/4" columbine blue edge; white falls, slightly more violet 1/4" margin, blue dart at tip of beards
Beard Color: Blue white, tipped 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: 71-61E: (((Siva Siva x Diplomacy) x Montage) x (Vaudeville x Charmed Circle)) X 71-60B:(((((Gene Wild x Majorette) x Rococo) x 61-28A: (Taholah x 59-4B: (Progenitor x Royal Band)) x My Honeycomb)) x (((Gene Wild x Majorette) x Rococo) x (Siva Siva x Diplomacy))) x (Vaudeville x Charmed Circle))
Child plants: 2 child plants

Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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