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Keith Keppel
Iris Class:
Bearded
Bearded Class:
Border Bearded
Age:
1970-1979
Fall Color:
Fawn/Bronze
Standard Color:
Fawn/Bronze
Pattern:
Blend
Beard Color:
Gold/Tan
Hybridizer:
Keppel
Rarity:
GG eligible - endangered

Full Description

BB, height 26″ (66 cm) Midseason bloom. Standards greenish yellow (M&P 10-I-1), edges sanded grayed violet (45-D-3); falls pale marguerite yellow (10-C-1) to warm white, narrow grayed violet (44-F-7) sanded edge; darker, rosier purple hafts overlaid java brown; white to yellow beard faintly tipped bronze. ‘Roundup’ X seedling #68-22F: ( ‘Montage’ x ((( ‘Gene Wild’ x ‘Majorette’;) x ‘Rococo’) x ‘Ballyhoo’ sibling)). Keppel 1979. High Commendation 1978, Honorable Mention 1981, Award of Merit 1983.