Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: O. D. Niswonger
Year Of Registration: 1994
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1994
Seedling Number: SDB 26-91
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 15 inches (38 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Green
Bloom Color Description: Olive green, darker spot around beards
Beard Color: Light blue

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
Underground structures: Rhizome
Propagation: Seeds: Will not come true from seed
Propagation: Other methods: Division
Ploidy: Amphidiploid
Parentage: SDB 20-87: (C. Palmer 72-59: ((Wilma V x unknown) x Little Titan) x H. Nichols 8109A: (April Anthem x Passport)) X Adoring Glances
Child plants: 16 child plants

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Michigan-my garden
Date: May 16, 2022
Uploaded by zuzu
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Location: Sleepy Dragon Productions, Stanley NC
Date: 2020-03-30
Location: Sleepy Dragon Productions, Stanley NC
Date: 2020-03-30

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