Data specific to Irises (Edit)
Hybridizer: Hugh Thurman
Year Of Registration: 1998
Year Of Introduction (May Differ From Registry): 2001
Seedling Number: 92-18-1
Classification: Miniature Tall Bearded (MTB)
Registered Height: 23 inches (58 cm)
Bloom Season: Late
Flower Form: Tailored
Bloom Color Classification: Orchid
Yellow
Bloom Color Description: Canary yellow standards; light amethyst violet falls veined imperial purple, yellow rim
Beard Color: Golden yellow
Style Arm Color: Canary yellow
Fragrance: Sweet
Awards: Honorable Mention: 2003
Award of Merit: 2005
Williamson-White Medal: 2007

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: Diploid
Parentage: Bumblebee Deelite X unknown
Child plants: one child plant

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Common names
  • Miniature Tall Bearded Iris
  • Iris

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Location: Panama Illinois
Date: 2021-05-15
Location: Brantford, Ontario
Date: 2015-05-30
Photo taken at the Trails End Iris Gardens (http://www.trailsendi
Location: Mt. Pleasant Iris in WA
Date: 2015-05-15
Location: Panama Illinois
Date: 2019
Location: Mt. Pleasant Iris in WA
Date: 2015-05-15

Photo courtesy of Rainbow Iris Farm

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