Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Jim & Vicki Craig
Year Of Registration: 1989
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 1989
Seedling Number: 30T1
Classification: Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB)
Registered Height: 22 inches (56 cm)
Bloom Season: Early
Early Mid
Mid
Mid Late
Late
Bloom Color Classification: Violet
White
Flower Patterns: Amoena
Bloom Color Description: Antique white standards, flushed violet when fresh; dark purple falls
Beard Color: Yellow orange
Fragrance: Slight
Awards: Honorable Mention: 1991
Award of Merit: 1995

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: Tetraploid
Parentage: 9R1: ((Chapeau x (Sacred Mountain x "Aphylla Werckmeister")) x ((En Route x Maroon Caper) x Whole Cloth)) X Reformation
Child plants: 31 child plants

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Common names
  • Miniature Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Date: 2017-04-30
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Date: 2017-04-30
Location: Pittsburgh, PA
Date: 2017-05-07

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