Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Ben Hager
Year Of Registration: 1996
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1997
Seedling Number: AMD5494PlYVFth
Classification: Miniature Dwarf Bearded (MDB)
Registered Height: 6 inches (15 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
Yellow
Bloom Color Description: Light lemon yellow standards; creamy yellow falls, purple feather like spot
Beard Color: Whitish
Style Arm Color: White, tipped yellow

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
Parentage: AMD4942CrBrSp: (((Louise Hopper x Puppy Love) x (Inca Toy x (sdlg x Atomic Blue))) x ((Curio x (Prodigy x ((Red-Lilli x Pogo) x Regards))) x ((1997A: (Rickshaw x Lilli-Var) x Bongo) x (Russet Dot x 1997G)))) X Ditto

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Common names
  • Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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