Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 2002
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2002
Seedling Number: E117C
Classification: Miniature Dwarf Bearded (MDB)
Registered Height: 7 inches (18 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Yellow
Flower Patterns: Plicata
Bloom Color Description: Greenish butter yellow standards, lightly greyed plicata band and midrib line; white falls, hazy light violet wash and darker veins, haft with darker veins and stippling toward edge
Beard Color: Gold, white base
Style Arm Color: Medium violet
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2004

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
Parentage: Hot Jazz X B288AA: (Tweety Bird x 91273D: (85368B: (826C: (Melon Honey x Velvet Pride) x 83144A: (Melon Honey x Soft Air)) x Tricks))

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Common names
  • Miniature Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2022-04-10

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