Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Donald Spoon
Year Of Registration: 2004
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2005
Seedling Number: 98-54A
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 9 inches (23 cm)
Bloom Season: Early Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Pink
White
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Light rosy pink standards; white falls, light rosy pink edges, webbed with darker veins and peppering
Beard Color: White at end, orange red in middle, deepest orange red in throat, by hairs, base white tipped orange
Fragrance: Slight
Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2007

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: Calico Lace X Paul Black D-500A: (Tweety Bird x Hot Jazz)
Child plants: 3 child plants

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Photo courtesy of Winterberry Iris Gardens
Location: Southeastern NH
Date: 2015-05-18

Photo courtesy of Rainbow Iris Farm
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