■(TB) 'Reckless Abandon'

2010, Keppel

'Reckless Abandon' (Keith Keppel, R. 2009). Seedling 04-147A. TB, 38" (97 cm). Midseason bloom. Standards center sulphur to citron yellow (M&P 10-J-1/2) changing to warm white texture veined yellow toward outer portion, narrow 1/8" dandelion (9-L-4/5) edge; crests dandelion (9-L-4); falls burgundy black (much deeper than 56-H-12), large central area white to cream strongly veined burgundy black; beards solid deep chrome to cadmium yellow (9-L-7/8). Blyth seedling L304-1, 'Platinum Class' sibling, X 'Pirate Ahoy'. Keppel seedling 2010. Honorable Mention 2012; Award of Merit 2014; Wister Medal 2017; American Dykes Medal 2021.

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From Keith Keppel Iris catalog, 2010: RECKLESS ABANDON M 38" {Blyth L304-1: {{Man About Town x Island Dancer) x Fogbound) X Pirate Ahoy) Wild! Light yellow standards blend to cream toward edge, with a tan gold rippled rim which bleeds downward in fine veining. Otherwise solid burgundy black falls carry a gaudy sunburst pattern of red purple stripes on yellow to ivory ground. Beards solid deep chrome to cadmium yellow. Ruffled, lightly laced. Three branches and terminal carry up to twelve buds. A complicated composition that is decidedly different! EC, Best Seedling, Salem 2009. #04-147A. $60.00; 3 for $150.00.

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