Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 2021
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2022
Seedling Number: 13-69A
Classification: Tall Bearded (TB)
Registered Height: 36 inches (91 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Bubble Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Violet
Flower Patterns: Dark Top
Bloom Color Description: Nutmeg standards, amethyst center extending as faint veining toward edge; wild honey falls, lighter toward center
Beard Color: Nasturtium
Style Arm Color: Golden wheat crests, apricot wings
Foliage: Purple Based

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: Catch the Fever X 04-28C: (Nouveau Riche x 01-97G: (96-28A: (92-69B: (88-99C: (Florida Orange x (Flashpoint x ((((69-42A: (63-112A: ((Frances Kent x Mary Randall) x 60-183Q) x 65-49A: (Denver Mint x 60-183Q)) x 68-59A: (Radiant Light x (((Golden Gleam x Hallmark) x (Gail x Techny Chimes)) x ((Gail x Techny Chimes) x Golden Gene)))) x Orange Empire) x Orangerie))) x Island Dancer) x Crowned Heads) x Safari Sunset))

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Common names
  • Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: My Garden in Janesville, WI
Date: 2023-05-25

Date: 2021-05-15

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