Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Mary Dunderman
Year Of Registration: 1991
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1993
Seedling Number: HH396
Classification: Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB)
Registered Height: 24 inches (61 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Bloom Color Description: Orange standards; bright red orange falls, orange area below beards
Beard Color: Orange
Foliage: Purple Based

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: Diploid
Parentage: Welch brown MTB sdlg.: (C309 x black sdlg.) X DD522 light brown: (AA197 rose: (Y485 coral pink x Carolyn Rose) x Z370 rose pink)

Common names
  • Miniature Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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