Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Thomas Johnson
Year Of Registration: 2002
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2002
Seedling Number: Q61D
Classification: Standard Dwarf Bearded (SDB)
Registered Height: 11 inches (28 cm)
Bloom Season: Mid
Flower Form: Ruffled
Bloom Color Classification: Purple
Bloom Color Description: Dark blue purple standards; purple blue falls, slightly lighter edge
Beard Color: White, mustard in throat, violet base
Style Arm Color: Dark blue purple
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
Ploidy: Amphidiploid
Parentage: Bee Mused X Tweety Bird
Child plants: 10 child plants

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Common names
  • Standard Dwarf Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: IN MY GARDEN (920 m in the northern alps)
Date: 02. Mai 2018
Location: IN MY GARDEN (920 m in the northern alps)
Date: 02. Mai 2018

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