Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Paul Black
Year Of Registration: 1981
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1984
Seedling Number: B-80-34
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 9 inches (23 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Bloom Color Classification: Tan
Copper/Brown
Bloom Color Description: Smoky buff standards, darker veining; smoky buff falls, pecan spot and veining
Beard Color: Purple, overlaid old gold
Fragrance: Slight
Spicy
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1986

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: Demon X P. Dyer F-1: (Cherry Garden x Bloodspot)
Child plants: 2 child plants

Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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