Tour De France (Keppel, 2003) TB HM AM WM

Tour De France (Keppel, 2003) is a tall bearded iris growing to approximately 35 inches, blooming midseason. Standards are white flushed chrome lemon at the center. Style arms blend white and chrome lemon. Falls are darker than golden glow with deep chrome yellow shading on the shoulders and a velvety texture. Beards range from deep chrome yellow to cadmium yellow, with cadmium orange in the throat. The blooms carry a slight sweet fragrance. Tour De France is the result of ('Magharee' × 'Overjoyed') crossed with ('Électrique' × 'Romantic Evening') and was introduced by Keith Keppel in 2004. It earned Favorite Guest in 2005, Honorable Mention in 2006, Award of Merit in 2008, and the Wister Medal in 2011.