Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: John Weiler
Year Of Registration: 1990
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1991
Seedling Number: 84-55-2-RE
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 8 inches (21 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Rebloom
Bloom Color Classification: Copper/Brown
Violet
Bloom Color Description: Yellow brown, heavy violet infusion
Beard Color: Bright blue
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1995

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 8b
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Amphidiploid
Parentage: 79-38-1: (76-3RE: (74-5-1: (70-95-5: (Brighteyes x Grace Note) x Bronze Babe) x 74-3-1: (Cartwheel x 70-95-6)) x 75-101-16RE: (70-95-3 x Gingerbread Man)) X 82-16-1: (79-38-4: (76-3RE x 75-101-16RE) x 79-36-1RE: ((Ruby Contrast x Little Blackfoot) x 76-3RE))

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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