Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: K. Steele
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1990
Seedling Number: 584-02-001
Classification: Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB)
Registered Height: 18 inches (46 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Cream
Violet
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Creamy white standards, heavily marked blue violet; creamy white falls, stitched blue violet
Beard Color: Pale yellow, tipped deep yellow
Fragrance: Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1992
Award of Merit: 1994
Williamson-White Medal: 1996

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: Diploid
Parentage: Carolyn Rose X Desert Quail

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Location: SunZone 6a
Date: 2018-05-27

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