Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Bennett Jones
Year Of Registration: 2003
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2005
Seedling Number: 673-6
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 12 inches (31 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
White
Bloom Color Description: White standards; blue purple falls, light sage green hafts, white border
Beard Color: Orange
Style Arm Color: White
Fragrance: Slight
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2009

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: Smith 92-01: ((Pure Allure x Orange Tiger) x 385-9: (((Melon Honey x Wright L32) x ((Roberts 65R11 x (pink IB x pumila)) x Melon Honey)) x (Hooligan x (Solar Flight x (Melon Honey x E. Roberts 65R11)))) x Orange Tiger))) X 602: (Totally Cool x 509-1A)

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: my front yard
Date: 2014-05-12
Location: my front yard
Date: 2012-04-22
Location: my front yard
Date: 2012-04-22

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