Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Keith Keppel
Year Of Registration: 2002
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2003
Seedling Number: 94-6A
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 12 inches (31 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid Late
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Wine
Flower Patterns: Bitone
Bloom Color Description: Dark reddish purple, falls darker
Beard Color: Pale blue at end, to yellow with white base and brown hair tips
Fragrance: Pronounced
Sweet

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: 91-10B: (Jungle Warrior x Wunderkind) X 91-5D: (Dark Vader x Hager SD4896RdBk: (Demon x (Combo x (Noisemaker x Pepper Mill))))
Child plants: 9 child plants

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2021-04-14
Location: Chino Valley Arizona
Date: 2021-04-14

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