Rare Occasion
Tall Bearded Iris 91cm.
Mid Season flowering, May-June in the UK.
Pronounced Sweet Fragrance.
Broad, lightly ruffled and laced peach pink Self blooms with falls overlapping at the hafts, shirred and ruffled down the sides. Beards lavender-pink at tips, changing to pinkish orange and tile red in the flower heart.
Hybridised by Joseph Gatty, Keith Keppel in 1992 from multiple crosses including (Pretty Lady x (Nefertiti x Playgirl) X Presence.
Receiving an Honourable Mention in 1996, and an Award winner at the Moscow International TB iris Competition in 1998.
(Joseph Gatty by Keith Keppel, R. 1992) Sdlg. T23-6. TB, 36" (91 cm), M. S. peach (M&P 9-A-5); F. slightly paler (9-AB-4), hafts suffused capucine buff (9-E-5); beards grenadine red (1-D-11) to carnelian red (2-E-1), ibis pink (1-B-10) at end; pronounced sweet fragrance. O19-1: (Pretty Lady x K55-1: (Nefertiti x Playgirl)) X Presence. Keppel 1994. HM 1996.
Data sheet
- Height
- Tall - 70-100cm
- Colour
- Pink
- Fragrance
- Pronounced Sweet
- Season
- Mid
- Rebloomer
- No